About The Word Ampere
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Ampere
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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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