1. (

• coulomb ,
• C ,
• ampere-second

) a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second ;

2. (

• Coulomb ,
• Charles_Augustin_de_Coulomb

) French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806) ;