US /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/ UK /ˈæmˌpɛər/
noun Freq #78586

Meanings

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    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?

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Etymology

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

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