ampere
English edit
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Etymology edit
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836).
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/, /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɛər/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: am‧pere
Noun edit
ampere (plural amperes)
- 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 ΔνCs. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures)
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampere m (plural amperes)
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Further reading edit
- “ampere” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Eastern Arrernte edit
Noun edit
ampere
References edit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun edit
ampere m (plural amperes)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch ampère, from French ampère, named after André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampèrê (first-person possessive ampereku, second-person possessive amperemu, third-person possessive amperenya)
Further reading edit
- “ampere” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun edit
ampere m (invariable)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun edit
ampere m (definite singular amperen, indefinite plural ampere, definite plural amperane)
References edit
- “ampere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampere m (plural amperes)
- ampere (unit of electrical current)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampere m (plural amperes)
- Alternative form of amperio
Further reading edit
- “ampere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ampere c
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Declension of ampere | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ampere | amperen | ampere | amperen |
Genitive | amperes | amperens | amperes | amperens |