Definitions for mhos

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mhos mho

Spelling: [moh]

IPA: /moʊ/

Mhos is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in mhos (hmos).

Definitions for mhos

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 mhos

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

Examples for mhos

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

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

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