1. Plural of mho; a unit of electrical conductance equal to the reciprocal of one ohm.
Usage: technical; physics; also called siemens in modern usage

Examples

• The conductance of the resistor was measured in mhos.
• A material with high conductance is expressed in mhos.
• The circuit's conductance increased by 0.5 mhos when the switch was closed.
• Engineers use mhos to quantify how easily electricity flows through a conductor.