Home › Words › C › coulombcoulomb/ˈkuː.lɒm/coulomb means A surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.coulomb is pronounced /ˈkuː.lɒm/.EtymologyFrom French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.nameA surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.nounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: Ce.g.“He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.abcoulomb 67% match — A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs. vs coulomb →coulombian 64% match — Of or relating to the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb or his work. vs coulomb →statcoulomb 63% match — The CGS unit of electrical charge, equal to 33.35640 picocoulombs. vs coulomb →coulombmeter 63% match — An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs. vs coulomb →coulombic 62% match — electric vs coulomb →ampere 61% match — A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A vs coulomb →centiampere 61% match — An SI unit of electric current equal to 10⁻² amperes. Symbol: cA vs coulomb →centiamp 60% match — An SI unit of electric current equal to 10⁻² amperes. Symbol: cA vs coulomb →