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amperes

amperes is the plural of ampere.

Meaning of ampere

Noun

ampere (plural amperes)

  1. 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 Δν_(Cs). (The International...

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Questions about amperes

What is amperes the plural of?
Amperes is the plural of ampere.

Words near amperes in the dictionary

  1. ampere-turns
  2. amperemeter
  3. amperemeters
  4. amperemetre
  5. amperemetres
  6. amperes
  7. Amperian
  8. amperimeter
  9. amperimeters
  10. amperometer
  11. amperometers

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