AMPERE

ampere, amp

(noun) the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites; “a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps”

ampere, international ampere

(noun) a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

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

Source: Wiktionary

Am`père", Am*pere", n. Etym: [From the name of a French electrician.] (Elec.)

Definition: 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.

Am`père", Am*pere", n. Etym: [From the name of a French electrician.] (Elec.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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