abampere

American  

[ab-am-peer, ab-am-peer] / æbˈæm pɪər, ˌæb æmˈpɪər /

noun

1. Electricity. the centimeter-gram-second unit of electromagnetic current, equivalent to 10 amperes.

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abampere British  

/ æbˈæmpɛə /

noun

1.  abamp.  the cgs unit of current in the electromagnetic system; the constant current that, when flowing through two parallel straight infinitely long conductors 1 centimetre apart, will produce a force between them of 2 dynes per centimetre: equivalent to 10 amperes

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abampere Scientific  

/ ăb-ăm′pîr′ /

1. The unit of electromagnetic current in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to ten amperes.

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Etymology

Origin of abampere

ab- (prefix used for a centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit) + ampere