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abampere
[ ab-am-peer, ab-am-peer ]
noun
- Electricity. the centimeter-gram-second unit of electromagnetic current, equivalent to 10 amperes.
abampere
/ æbˈæmpɛə /
noun
- 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 abamp
abampere
/ ăb-ăm′pîr′ /
- The unit of electromagnetic current in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to ten amperes.
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