# coulomb

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkuː.lɒm/ · frequency rank #59,984

## Definitions
1. In 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: C

## Etymology
From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coulomb