Ohms
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OHMS may refer to:
- The plural of ohmOhmThe ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.- Definition :The ohm is defined as a resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt, applied to these points, produces in the conductor a current of 1 ampere,...
, a unit of resistance, named after Georg Ohm - Ohm's LawOhm's lawOhm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points...
of electric currents, first proposed by Georg Ohm - O.H.M.S.O.H.M.S.O.H.M.S., an acronym for On Her Majesty's Service or On His Majesty's Service - is an official franking commonly seen on correspondence from government departments in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, recognising the British monarch as the head of state.In Canada, O.H.M.S may be written on...
, On His/Her Majesty's Service - Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, federal safety authority within the United States Department of TransportationUnited States Department of TransportationThe United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...