Meaning of the word coulomb in English

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coulomb

US /ˈkuː.lɑːm/
UK /ˈkuː.lɒm/
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Noun

the SI unit of electric charge, equal to the quantity of electricity transferred in one second by a current of one ampere

Example:
One coulomb is approximately 6.24 x 10^18 elementary charges.
The charge on an electron is about -1.602 x 10^-19 coulombs.