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Answer for the clue "19th C. German physicist ", 3 letters:
ohm

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OHM (sometimes stylized Ohm: or OHM: ) is an American instrumental rock / jazz fusion group fronted by former Megadeth guitarist Chris Poland . The band was formed in 2002 and has released three studio albums and a live album. A similar offshoot band named ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unit of electrical resistance, 1867, in recognition of German physicist Georg S. Ohm (1789-1854), who determined the law of the flow of electricity. Originally proposed as ohma (1861) as a unit of voltage. Related: ohmage ; ohmic ; ohmeter .

Usage examples of ohm.

When Ohm had only a few human robots he got enough astatine from his own banknotes.

Volt, ohm, ampere: might as well be biff, baff, boff, for all the sense it makes.

So it has to force its way through whillions and skillions of ohms of resistance to get through to you at all.

They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg.

I can't risk getting most of the way home and then seeing the whole thing go to data heaven because of an oHm drop, or a surge too great for the suppressor to cope with.