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electric unit (s) (noun), electric units (pl)
A unit for measuring the strength of an electric current.

Three different systems of electric units are used:

  • The electromagnetic unit.
  • The electrostatic unit.
  • The ordinary or practical units.

The commonly used practical units are the ampere or unit of current, the volt or unit of electromotive force, the ohm or unit of resistance, the coulomb or unit of quantity, the farad or unit of capacitance, and the watt or unit of power.

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