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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/, /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɛər/
- Hyphenation: am‧pere
Noun
ampere (plural amperes)
- 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)
Derived terms
Translations
unit of electrical current
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)
- ampere
Derived terms
Further reading
Eastern Arrernte
Noun
ampere
- (anatomy) knee
References
Galician
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)
- ampere
- Synonym: amperio
Indonesian
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)
- ampere
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun
ampere m (invariable)
- 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)
- ampere
References
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)
- 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)
- Alternative form of amperio
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere c
- ampere
Declension
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