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ampere

am·pere [ ám pr ] (plural am·peres)


noun 
Definition:
 
SI unit of electric current: the basic unit of electric current in the SI system, equal to a current that produces a force of 2x10-7 newtons per meter between two parallel conductors in a vacuum.
Symbol  A


[Late 19th century. After André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836), French physicist]
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