O ohm n.
from Ohm "ohm": in electricity a unit of measurement for resistance, named for Georg Simon Ohm, 1787-1854, German physicist [German Ohm, Oheim "mother's brother, uncle, any relative"]. This entry suggested by Wilton Woods.
  • "'By increasing the battery from eight to twelve cells we get a spark when the vibrating magnet is shunted with 3 ohms.'" Frank Lewis Dyer & Thomas Commerford Martin, Edison, His Life and Inventions, 1910, p. 824.
  • "The high tension voltage of that bright blue current felt like ohm sweet ohm, but Aubrey dared not risk too much of it at once." Christopher Morley, The Haunted Bookshop, 1918, p. 91.
  • "Exclusive features include MASS (Magnetic Apex Symmetrical Stasis) inverted, long magnetic 'gap' motor with single or dual 4-ohm, aluminum voice coils on a Kapton former." "MASS", European Car, Nov. 2000.
  • "This low reading (28.4 ohms) indicates a good switch." Bruce Clark, "Troubleshooting with a Multimeter", Family Handyman, Apr. 2000.
OuijaNew!Ouija n.
from French oui "yes" + German ja "yes": a trademark for a board with letters and a pointer by which answers to questions are spelled out, supposedly by spiritual forces, also called talking board or spirit board [German ja "yes" < Middle and Old High German ja, related to English yea and yes, originally ja so].
Ostpolitik n.
"politics toward the East": in the following example Ostpolitik refers to politics toward Eastern Europe. See also Machtpolitik, Realpolitik, Weltpolitik and Westpolitik.

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