Siemens's law

noun

Sie·​mens's law

ˈsēmənz(ə̇z)-,

ˈzē-

: a statement in electricity: the greater the ratio of counter electromotive force to impressed electromotive force in a motor, the greater is its efficiency

Word History

Etymology

after Werner von Siemens †1892 German electrical engineer and inventor, its formulator

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