ampère

A form of ampere — A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A

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Meanings

nounampère (plural ampères)

plural ampères

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ampere.

Origin

  1. Frenchampère
  2. Englishampère

Borrowed from French ampère. Named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère.

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APA

ampère. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%C3%A8re

MLA

“ampère.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampère,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amp%C3%A8re.

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