coulomb

name

1. A surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

noun

Etymology: From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C

   “He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.”