Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ohmically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ohmi-cal-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.

Etymology

From ohmic + -ally.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ohmic

Questions

What does ohmically mean?: By means of ohmic heating, the process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor releases heat.
Where does ohmically come from?: From ohmic + -ally.

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