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Ampere

{ ‖

Amˊpère′

(äNˊpâr′)
,

Am-pere′

(ăm-pār′)
, }
Noun.
[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 ampère
.

Definition 2024


Ampere

Ampere

See also: ampere, ampère, Ampére, and Ampère

German

Noun

Ampere n (genitive Amperes, plural Ampere)

  1. The ampere, unit of electrical current

Derived terms

ampere

ampere

See also: Ampere, ampère, Ampére, and Ampère

English

Alternative forms

Noun

ampere (plural amperes)

  1. A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
    Definition: The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 x 10–7 newton per metre of length. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)

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Catalan

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere

Galician

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere

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Italian

Noun

ampere m (invariable)

  1. ampere

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Spanish

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æːr

Noun

ampere c

  1. ampere

Declension

Inflection of ampere 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ampere amperen ampere amperena
Genitive amperes amperens amperes amperenas

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