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Siemens   /sˈimənz/   Listen
Siemens

noun
1.
A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.  Synonyms: mho, reciprocal ohm, S.
2.
Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883).  Synonyms: Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens.
3.
German electrical engineer (1816-1892).  Synonym: Ernst Werner von Siemens.



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"Siemens" Quotes from Famous Books



... Alcohol by Electricity. 3 engravings showing Apparatus for Hydrogenizing Impure Spirits. Electrolyzing Apparatus, and Arrangement of the Siemens Machine. ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 • Various

... been devised by Serrin, Dubosq, Siemens, Brockie, and others, some regulating the arc by clockwork and electro-magnetism, or by thermal and other effects of the current. They are chiefly used for lighting halls and railway stations, streets and open spaces, ...
— The Story Of Electricity • John Munro

... scientist and economist von Schmoller, the distinguished philologian von Wilamowitz, the well-known historian Lamprecht, the profound statesman von Posadowsky, the brilliant diplomatist von Buelow, the great financier von Gwinner, the great promoter of trade and commerce Ballin, the great inventor Siemens, the brilliant preacher of the Gospel Dryander, the indispensable Director in the Ministry of Education Schmidt. Two of them are, in a sense, our own countrywomen, the Baroness Speck von Sternburg and Frau Staats-minister von Trott zu Solz. The latter is the granddaughter of our own ...
— New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 - Who Began the War, and Why? • Various



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