ampere-hour

[ am-peer-ouuhr, -ou-er, am-peer- ]

nounElectricity.
  1. a unit of electric charge noting the amount of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour, equal to 3600 coulombs. Abbreviations: Ah, a.h., amp-hr, amp. hr.

Origin of ampere-hour

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First recorded in 1880–85

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ampere-hour

noun
  1. a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs: Abbreviation: a.h.

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