Look up: siemens

1. Siemens
   [n] - engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) 2. [n] - German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. siemens
   The SI unit of electrical conductance. Conductance is the reciprocal of resistance.A conductor has a conductance of one siemens if it carries one ampere of current per volt of potential. See also: Admittance, Conductance, Resistance.
   Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
   
   
3. siemens
   (S, upside-down ) absolute ohm; ohm-1; reciprocal ohm; mho. Compare with conductance. The SI unit of electrical conductance. A material has a conductance of one siemens if one ampere of electric current can pass through it per volt of electric potential.
   Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese
   
   
4. siemens
   Siemens (S) is the SI derived unit of of electrical conductance of a conductor in which a current of one ampere is produced by an electrical potential difference of one volt (S = A·V-1 = O-1). The unit is named after the German scientist Ernst Werner von Siemens (1816-1892).
   Found on http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/abc/
   
   
5. siemens
   an SI unit of conductance equal to 1/R,where R is the resistance expressed in ohms,or to amperes per volt Category: Electrical engineering and energy
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
6. siemens
   The SI unit of electrical conductance; the conductance of a body with an electrical resistance of 1 ohm, allowing 1 ampere of current to flow per volt applied; equal to 1 mho. ... Synonym: mho. ... Abbreviation: S ... Origin: Sir William Siemens, Ger. Born British engineer, 1823-1883 ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
7. Siemens
   Ernst Werner von Siemens noun German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
8. Siemens
   Sir Charles William Siemens noun engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
9. siemens
   (S) (se´mәnz) the SI unit of conductance; it is the conductance of one ampere per volt in a body with one ohm resistance.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
10. siemens
    unit of electrical conductance. In the case of direct current (DC), the conductance in siemens is the reciprocal of the resistance in ohms (S = ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/92
    
    
11. Siemens
    A German semiconductor and electronics manufacturer. (http://siemens.de/). [Summary?] (1995-07-26)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Siemens
    
    
12. siemens
    (S) Type: Term Pronunciation: sē′menz Definitions: 1. The SI unit of electrical conductance; the conductance of a body with an electrical resistance of 1 ohm, allowing 1 ampere of current to flow per volt applied; equal to 1 mho. Synonyms: mho
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio
    
    
13. siemens
    SI unit of electrical conductance, the reciprocal of the resistance of an electrical circuit. One siemens equals one ampere per volt. It was formerly called the mho or reciprocal ohm
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency
    
    
14. Siemens
    `Siemens AG` () is a German engineering accessdate=2008-01-12-->--> Siemens has international headquarters located in Berlin, Munich and accessdate=5 July 2010-->--> Siemens AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since March 12, 2001. History...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens
    
    
15. Siemens
    (train) The `Siemens Nexas` (known colloquially as the `Siemens`) comprises 72 triple car electrical multiple unit trains built by Siemens Mobility (Was Siemens Transportation Systems) for the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia from 2002-2005. The design of the trains was based ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens
    
    
16. Siemens
    (unit) The `siemens` (symbol: S) is the SI derived unit of electric conductance and electric admittance. Conductance and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance and impedance respectively, hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm, and is sometimes referred to as the mho...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens