Definition of Micromho

1. a unit of electrical conductance [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Micromho

micrometeoroids
micrometeorological
micrometeorology
micrometer
micrometer caliper
micrometer gauge
micrometers
micromethod
micromethods
micrometre
micrometre disk
micrometres
micrometric
micrometrical
micrometry
micromho (current term)
micromhos
micromicro-
micromicrogram
micromicron
micromillimeter
micromillimeters
micromillimetre
micromillimetres
micromineral
micromineralogy
microminerals
micromini
microminiature
microminiatures

Literary usage of Micromho

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Electricity and Magnetism for Engineers by Harold Pender (1918)
"Note that a conductance of 1 micromho is equivalent to a resistance of 1 megohm. Problem 7. — The insulation resistance between the conducting core and the ..."

2. The Application of Hyperbolic Functions to Electrical Engineering Problems by Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1916)
"... or To micromho per km. In the second case, with the line grounded at B through a milliammeter of 200 ohms, the angle subtended by the instrument is ..."

3. Transactions of the International Electrical Congress, St. Louis, 1904 by International Electrical Congress (1905)
"... of 1 micromho per kilometer (corresponding to an insulation resistance of 1 megohm-kilometer). ..."

4. Telephonic Transmission, Theoretical and Applied by James Greaves Hill (1920)
"149), and the figure given, viz. i micromho, is equivalent to about one megohm per mile. This figure assumes a high maintenance standard, which experience ..."

5. Describe Magnetic Flowmeters Training Kit by HDC Human Development Consultants Ltd., HDC Human Development Consultants (2002)
"... measured in units of electrical conductance (Siemens or mho) per unit length of conductor, such as microsiemens per centimetre (uS/cm) or micromho per ..."

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