ampere
pronunciation
How to pronounce ampere in British English:
UK ['æmpeə(r)]
How to pronounce ampere in American English:
US [ˈæmˌpɪr]
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- 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
Word Origin
- ampere
- ampere: [19] This international term for a unit of electrical current derives from the name of André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), the French physicist and mathematician. It was officially adopted by the Congrès Électrique in Paris in 1881. Ampère himself is best remembered for first making the distinction between electrical current and voltage, and for explaining magnetism in terms of electrical currents. The term ammeter ‘current-measuring device’ [19] was based on ampere.
- ampere (n.)
- 1881, "the current that one volt can send through one ohm," from French ampère, named for French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836). Shortened form amp is attested from 1886.
Example
- 1. Three other core units-the ampere , the mole , and the kelvin-will likely change at the same time .
- 2. He ampere meter swings sharply and even excess the normal value .
- 3. Child sleep in the evening does not like ampere of palace bezoar available ball what .
- 4. But ampere force is lorentz force nature .
- 5. A unit in the international system specified as one international coulomb per second and equal to 0.999835 ampere .