ampere C2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/ UK /ˈæmˌpɛər/ See IPA manual Freq #78586 Meanings 1 noun a unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A Suppose I hadn't been working with a storage cell that gave only four amperes at two volts? Thesaurus Word family Forms amperes Etymology Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ampere **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæmˌpɛər/ **Frequency rank:** 78586 ## Meanings 1. a unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A ## Examples - Suppose I hadn't been working with a storage cell that gave only four amperes at two volts? ## Etymology Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown