Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
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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