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  • noun Plural form of ohm.

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Examples

  • There are required in the coil 1,070 ohms, that is, 9.3 times as much.

    Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910

  • P0325. checked resistance of knock sensor, i got 562 K ohms, which is def in spec of 400 to 700 K ohms. cleaned off mounting surface good. checked continuity between knock sensor connector and grey connector mounted on passenger side of bell. .read .2 ohms, which is proper continuity.

    NASIOC mysuby 2010

  • P0325. checked resistance of knock sensor, i got 562 K ohms, which is def in spec of 400 to 700 K ohms. cleaned off mounting surface good. checked continuity between knock sensor connector and grey connector mounted on passenger side of bell. .read .2 ohms, which is proper continuity.

    NASIOC mysuby 2010

  • The head can also be switched between 4 ohms, 8 ohms, and 16 ohms, which is helpful since I'm constantly playing through different cabs at different rehearsal spaces and shows if I can't lug my Peavey XXX cab along.

    All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com 2008

  • I began the day by meditating with some quiet 'ohms' and meditated again on my balcony before I studied Bulgarian this afternoon.

    early reflections on Velingrad Eric Wiley 2004

  • I began the day by meditating with some quiet 'ohms' and meditated again on my balcony before I studied Bulgarian this afternoon.

    Archive 2004-10-01 Eric Wiley 2004

  • The resistance—called ohms—is determined by the width and nature of the wires or whatever the electrons’re flowing through.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • The resistance—called ohms—is determined by the width and nature of the wires or whatever the electrons’re flowing through.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • When I heard Meredith Monk, I thought it was rather like nonsense based on vocal exercises, but now I can see how clearly Buddhist chanting and the "ohms" have influenced her.

    DVD Verdict 2010

  • The antenna is a (Yagi?) impedance 50 (ohms? looks like a headset sign); residual wave radiation, - 60dB; Transmission current 1500mA Modulation frequency deviation, 5KHz (mas/minus).

    Where can I get the antenna I need? 2009

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