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Siemens's law
noun
Sie·mens's law
\ˈsēmənz(ə̇z)-, ˈzē-\
Definition of Siemens's law
: a statement in electricity: the greater the ratio of counter electromotive force to impressed electromotive force in a motor, the greater is its efficiency
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Origin and Etymology of siemens's law
after Werner von Siemens †1892 German electrical engineer and inventor, its formulator
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