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AMPERE

• AMPERE (noun)
The noun AMPERE has 2 senses:

1. a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
2. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Familiarity information: AMPERE used as a noun is rare.

• AMPERE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

ampere; international ampere

Hypernyms ("ampere" is a kind of...):

current unit (a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

amp; ampere; A

Context example:

a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps

Hypernyms ("ampere" is a kind of...):

current unit (a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time)

Meronyms (parts of "ampere"):

mA; milliampere (one thousandth of an ampere)

Holonyms ("ampere" is a part of...):

abamp; abampere (a unit of current equal to 10 amperes)

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