"Ohm's law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Georg Ohm, German physicist. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ohm's law}} Ohm's law
  1. (physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied. Wikidata QID: Q41591 Wikipedia link: Georg Ohm Translations (Ohm's observation): llei d'Ohm [feminine] (Catalan), 歐姆定律 /欧姆定律 (Ōumǔ dìnglǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), Ohmův zákon [masculine] (Czech), Ohms lov [common-gender] (Danish), wet van Ohm (Dutch), Ohmi seadus (Estonian), Ohmin laki (Finnish), loi d’Ohm [feminine] (French), Ohmsches Gesetz [neuter] (German), オームの法則 (Ōmu no hōsoku) (Japanese), prawo Ohma [neuter] (Polish), lei de Ohm [feminine] (Portuguese), зако́н О́ма (zakón Óma) [masculine] (Russian), ley de Ohm [feminine] (Spanish), Ohms lag (Swedish), định luật Ôm (Vietnamese)
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