absampere
|ab-sam-pere|
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/æbˈsæmpɪr/
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/æbˈsæmpɪə/
CGS electric current unit
Etymology
'absampere' originates from the combination of 'absolute' and 'ampere', where 'absolute' refers to the CGS system of units and 'ampere' is the unit of electric current.
'absampere' was derived from the CGS system of units, which was widely used before the adoption of the SI system.
Initially, it was used as a standard unit of electric 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 in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units, equivalent to 10 amperes in the International System of Units (SI).
The circuit was designed to handle a current of 2 absamperes.
Synonyms
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