Definitions of coulomb
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a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 secondsynonyms: C, ampere-secondtype of:charge unit, quantity unita measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
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