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ABAMPERE
abampere, abamp
(noun) a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abampere (plural abamperes)
Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.
Source: Wiktionary
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