Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ohm

2 senses of ohm

Sense 1
ohm -- (a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere)
       => resistance unit -- (the reciprocal of conductance)

Sense 2
Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm -- (German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854))
       INSTANCE OF=> physicist -- (a scientist trained in physics)