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ampere

am·pere

Today it means: A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A Full definition →

French Ampère

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ampere · noun¹

Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).

Ampere · proper noun²

French · borrowed fromAmpère
English todayAmpere

Borrowed from French Ampère

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