Definitions for mho

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Spelling: [moh]

IPA: /moʊ/

Mho is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 15 anagrams from letters in mho (hmo).

Definitions for mho

noun

1. See under siemens.
2. Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.

Origin of mho

First recorded in 1930-35; named after Sir W. Siemens

Examples for mho

ROLF, mho brings up the rear, is about twenty, with an open face and stiffish butter-coloured hair.

A conductor having a resistance of 100 ohms has a conductivity of .01 mho.

As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.