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ohmic

/ˈoʊmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
ohm-ic
IPA
/ˈoʊmɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms.

adj

That obeys Ohm's law.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ohm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ohmic From ohm + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊmɪk/
  • British English: /ˈəʊmɪk/

Inflected Forms

more ohmic (comparative) most ohmic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonohmic ohmically subohmic superohmic

Phrases

ohmic resistance

Rhymes With

chromic bromic centrosomic domic

Questions

How do you pronounce ohmic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊmɪk/.
What does ohmic mean?
Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms.
Where does ohmic come from?
Etymology tree English ohm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ohmic From ohm + -ic.

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