noun
- the SI unit of electrical conductance, equal to one ampere per volt
Usage: physics; electrical engineering
Examples
- The conductance of the wire was measured in siemens.
- One siemens equals one ampere per volt.
- The electrical engineer calculated the circuit’s conductance as 0.5 siemens.
- Siemens is the reciprocal of ohms in electrical measurements.
- The symbol for siemens is S in scientific notation.