abamperes
|ab-am-peres|
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/æbˈæmpɪrz/
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/æbˈæmpɪəz/
(abampere)
unit of electric current
Etymology
'abampere' originates from the combination of 'ab-' meaning 'absolute' and 'ampere,' the unit of electric current named after André-Marie Ampère.
'abampere' was coined in the early 20th century as part of the CGS system of units, which was eventually replaced by the International System of Units (SI).
Initially, it was used as a standard unit of current in the CGS system, but its usage has declined with the adoption of the SI system.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a unit of electric current equal to 10 amperes, used in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units.
The circuit was designed to handle a current of 2 abamperes.
Synonyms
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