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ampere

/æmˈpɪər/ noun · British & US
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What does ampere mean?

noun

The SI unit of electric current, equal to one coulomb per second. It is named after the French mathematician and physicist André-Marie Ampère.

Example

"The ammeter measured the current flowing through the circuit at 5 amperes."

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