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begohm

begohm noun: a billion ohms.

Noun

begohm (plural begohms)

  1. (dated, nonstandard) A billion ohms.
    • A begohm is about the insulation of 1 mile of well-insulated conductor.1894, The Electrical Journal, volume 32, page 667
    • If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.1900, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 149, page 461

Forms of begohm

pluralbegohms

Questions about begohm

What does begohm mean?
Begohm means a billion ohms.
What part of speech is begohm?
Begohm is a noun.
What is the plural of begohm?
The plural of begohm is begohms.

Words near begohm in the dictionary

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  2. begodding
  3. begods
  4. begoes
  5. begoggled
  6. begohm
  7. begohms
  8. begoing
  9. begold
  10. begomoviral
  11. begomovirus

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