ampere

Meanings

Plural: amperes

Noun

a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A

Origin / Etymology

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

Synonyms

A, amp, international ampere

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