coulomb Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
    C; ampere-second.
  2. noun French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
    Charles Augustin de Coulomb.

WordNet

Cou`lomb" noun
Etymology
From Coulomb, a French physicist and electrican.
Definitions
  1. (Physics) The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantitty transferred by one ampère in one second. Formerly called weber.

Webster 1913