Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: A A- A. Aa Ab Ac Ad Ae Af Ag Ah Ai Aj Ak Al Am An Ao Ap Aq Ar As At Au Av Aw Ax Ay Az
ampère turn | ampèremeter | ampelite | ampelopsis | amperage | ampere | ampere-hour | ampere-minute | ampere-second | ampere-turn | amperometer

ampere

RELATED WORD :


 : 
Noun
 : 
am=pere

CIDE DICTIONARY

amperen. [From the name of a French electrician.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ampere, n. Electr. the SI base unit of electric current.

Usage
Symb.: A.
Etymology
A. M. Amp{egrave}re, Fr. physicist d. 1836

For further exploring for "ampere" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #05: Try Double Clicking on any word for instant search. [ALL]
created in 1.29 seconds
powered by bible.org