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ohm | ōm | noun
– the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt.(Symbol: Ω)
DERIVATIVES
ohmic |ˈōmik| adjective.
ohmically |ˈōmik(ə)lē| adverb
ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: named after G. S. Ohm (see Ohm, Georg) .
Ohm, Georg |ōm|
(1789–1854), German physicist; full name Georg Simon Ohm. The units ohm and mho are named after him, as is Ohm’s law on electricity.
The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.
box 1 | bäks | noun
1 a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid: a cereal box | a hat box.
• the contents of a box: she ate a whole box of chocolates that night.
• informal a casing containing a computer.
• (the box) informal, chiefly Brit. television or a television set: light entertainment shows on the box.
• informal a coffin: I always thought I’d be in a box when I finally left here.
• historical a coachman’s seat.
2 an area or space enclosed within straight lines, in particular:
• an area on a printed page that is to be filled in or that is set off by a border: a picture of Sandy was in the upper right-hand box.
• an area on a computer screen for user input or displaying information.
• (the box) (also the batter’s box) Baseball the rectangular area occupied by the batter.
• Baseball the rectangular area behind home plate for the catcher (catcher’s box), or those near first and third bases, in foul territory, for each base coach (coach’s box).
• (the box) Soccer the penalty area: he curled in a shot from the edge of the box.
3 a small structure or building for a specific purpose, in particular:
• a separate section or enclosed area within a larger building, especially one reserved for a group of people in a theater or sports ground or for witnesses or the jury in a law court: a box at the opera | the jury was now in the box.
• Brit. a small country house for use when hunting or fishing.
4 a protective casing for a piece of a mechanism.
• informal short for gearbox.
5 a mailbox at a post office, newspaper office, or other facility where a person may arrange to receive correspondence: write to me care of PO Box 112.
box 1 | bäks | verb [ with obj. ]
(often as adj. boxed) put in or provide with a box: the books are sold as a boxed set | Muriel boxed up all of Christopher’s clothes.
• enclose (a piece of text) within printed lines: boxed sections in magazines.
• (box someone in) restrict the ability of someone to move freely: a van had double-parked alongside her car and totally boxed her in.
PHRASES
back through the box
Baseball (of a batted ball) hit in the direction of the pitcher past second base.
in a box
restricted or limited: he will find himself in a box on US policy.
in-a-box
(or in-the-box) packaged simply, cheaply, and conveniently: the Butler-in-a-Box is the gadget of your dreams.
(right) out of the box
informal used to refer to the immediate usability or functionality of a newly purchased product, typically an electronic device or a piece of software: most laptops come with wireless capability out of the box | console games need to be good to go right out of the box.
• chiefly US from the very beginning; immediately: his family memoir was a ratings smash right out of the box.
think outside (of) the box
think in an original or creative way: you have to give him credit for thinking outside the box.
PHRASAL VERBS
box someone out
Basketball block an opponent from an area by the position of one’s body: Miller neglected to box out his man in the final seconds.
DERIVATIVES
boxful |ˈbäksˌfo͝ol| noun.
boxlike |-ˌlīk| adjective
ORIGIN
late Old English, probably from late Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis ‘boxwood box,’ from Greek puxos (see box3).
box 2 | bäks | verb [ no obj. ]
fight an opponent using one’s fists; compete in the sport of boxing: he boxed for England | [ with obj. ] : he had to box Bennett for the title.
noun [ in sing. ]
a slap with the hand on the side of a person’s head given as a punishment or in anger: she gave him a box on the ear.
PHRASES
box someone’s ears
slap someone on the side of the head as a punishment or in anger.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘a blow’): of unknown origin.
box 3 | bäks | noun
1 (also box tree) a slow-growing European evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves. It is often grown as a hedge and for topiary. [Buxus sempervirens, family Buxaceae.]
• (also boxwood) the hard, heavy wood of the box tree, formerly widely used for engraving and for musical instruments.
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