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Ampere

Ampere Meaning & Definition
Ampere Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ampere?

[n] a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
[n] the basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ampere: A | amp | international ampere

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ampere:

See Also | abamp | abampere | current unit | mA | milliampere

Ampere In Webster's Dictionary

\Am`p[`e]re"\ ([aum]N`p[^a]r"), Ampere \Am*pere"\ ([a^]m*p[=a]r"), n. [From the name of a French electrician.] (Elec.) The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the {international amp[`e]re}.

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