1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides.
2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes.
COULOIR
Cou`loir" (k`lwr"), n. Etym: [F., a strainer.]
1. A deep gorge; a gully.
2. (Hydraul. Engin.)
Defn: A dredging machine for excavating canals, etc.
COULOMB Cou`lomb" (k`ln"), n. Etym: [From Coulomb, a French physicist and electrican.] (Physics)
Defn: The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantitty transferred by one ampère in one second. Formerly called weber.
COULOMB METER
Cou`lomb" me"ter. (Elec.)
Defn: Any instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs.