ampere

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See also: Ampere, ampère, Ampére, and Ampère

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/, /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɛər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: am‧pere

Noun

ampere (plural amperes)

  1. A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
    Definition: The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 x 10−19 when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of ΔνCs. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)

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Translations

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Pronunciation

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere

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Further reading

Eastern Arrernte

Noun

ampere

  1. (anatomy) knee

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Galician

Etymology

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere
    Synonym: amperio

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch ampère, from French ampère, named after André-Marie Ampère.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: am‧pè‧rê

Noun

ampèrê (first-person possessive ampereku, second-person possessive amperemu, third-person possessive amperenya)

  1. ampere

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Italian

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Etymology

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Noun

ampere m (invariable)

  1. ampere

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Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Noun

ampere m (definite singular amperen, indefinite plural ampere, definite plural amperane)

  1. ampere

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. ampere (unit of electrical current)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˈpeɾe/
  • Rhymes: -eɾe
  • Syllabification: am‧pe‧re

Noun

ampere m (plural amperes)

  1. Alternative form of amperio

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Pronunciation

Noun

ampere c

  1. ampere

Declension

Declension of ampere 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ampere amperen ampere amperen
Genitive amperes amperens amperes amperens

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