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siemens [see-muh nz] ExamplesWord Origin noun (used with a singular verb)
- Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units(SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho). Abbreviation: S
Origin of siemens First recorded in 1930–35; named after Sir W. Siemens Siemens [see-muh nz; German zee-muh ns] noun
- (Ernst) Wer·ner von [ernst ver-nuh r fuh n] /ˈɛrnst ˈvɛr nər fən/, 1816–92, German inventor and electrical engineer.
- his brotherSir WilliamKarl Wilhelm Siemens, 1823–83, English inventor, born in Germany.
Examples from the Web for siemens Contemporary Examples of siemens
The current energy and industrial boom, according to Siemens President Joe Kaeser, “is a once-in-a-lifetime moment.”
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead
Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen
December 7, 2014
A Siemens plant in Ford Madison, Iowa, laid off 407 workers this fall.
Daniel Gross
November 6, 2012
Yet it seemed to target only Siemens computers at the Natanz facility involved in enriching uranium.
New Computer Malware May Presage Another Cyberattack, Potentially on Iran
R.M. Schneiderman
November 16, 2011
That was a settlement in which Siemens did not admit wrongdoing.
Michael Tomasky
July 19, 2011
Similar incentives convinced Siemens to expand its wind turbine factory in Fort Madison Iowa.
R.M. Schneiderman
June 20, 2011
Historical Examples of siemens
Young Siemens appears to have been determined to push his way forward.
J. Munro
After much experimenting on the Invention of the Siemens regenerative burner.
Owen Merriman
As in Siemens’ experiment, the motor was of the same construction as the dynamo.
Elmer Ellsworth Burns
The Siemens Dynamometer was the first instrument of this type.
Various
Edison and Siemens are the spiritual fathers of Bellamy and Bebel.
Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century
Werner Sombart
British Dictionary definitions for siemens siemens noun plural siemens
- the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohmSymbol: S Formerly called: mho
Siemens noun
- Ernst Werner von (ɛrnst ˈvɛrnər fɔn). 1816–92, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer in telegraphy. Among his inventions are the self-excited dynamo and an electrolytic refining process
- his brother, Sir William, original name Karl Wilhelm Siemens. 1823–83, British engineer, born in Germany, who invented the open-hearth process for making steel
siemens in Medicine siemens [sē′mənz] n. pl. siemens
- A unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units, equal to one ampere per volt.
siemens in Science siemens [sē′mənz] Plural siemens
- See mho.