What is "abohm"

n. (context dated English) A unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10^-9 ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

n. a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm

The abohm is the basic unit of electrical resistance in the emu-cgs (centimeter-gram-second) system of units (emu stands for "electromagnetic units"). One abohm is equal to 10 ohms in the SI system of units; one abohm is a nanoohm.

The emu-cgs (or "electromagnetic cgs") units are one of several systems of electromagnetic units within the centimetre gram second system of units; others include esu-cgs, Gaussian units, and Lorentz–Heaviside units. In these other systems, the abohm is not one of the units.

When a current of one abampere (1 abA) flows through a resistance of 1 abohm, the resulting potential difference across the component is one abvolt (1 abV).