ampere

One entry found for ampere.

Main Entry: am·pere
Pronunciation: 'am-"pir also -"per
Function: noun
Etymology: André-Marie Ampère
1 : the practical meter-kilogram-second unit of electric current that is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second or to the steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm
2 : the base unit of electric current in the International System of Units that is equal to a constant current which when maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length and negligible circular sections one meter apart in a vacuum produces between the conductors a force equal to 2 x 10^-7 newton per meter of length