ampere

Meanings

1. 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?

Simplified etymology

Ampere was adopted in the mid-19th century as the name of an electrical unit honoring André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), a French pioneer in the study of electricity.

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

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