ampere
English
Etymology
Named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
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
- Definition: The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 x 10−19 when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of ΔνCs. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)
Derived terms
Translations
unit of electrical current
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Catalan
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Derived terms
- ampere hora
Further reading
- “ampere” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Eastern Arrernte
Galician
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch ampère, from French ampère, named after André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amˈpɛrə]
- Hyphenation: am‧pè‧rê
Noun
ampèrê (first-person possessive ampereku, second-person possessive amperemu, third-person possessive amperenya)
Further reading
- “ampere” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Spanish
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amˈpeɾe/ [ãmˈpe.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -eɾe
- Syllabification: am‧pe‧re
Further reading
- “ampere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amˈpæːr/
- Rhymes: -æːr
Declension
Declension of ampere | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ampere | amperen | ampere | amperen |
Genitive | amperes | amperens | amperes | amperens |
Related terms
- amperemeter
- amperestyrka
- amperetimme
References
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