abampere

[ ab-am-peer, ab-am-peer ]

noun

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

abampere

/ æbˈæmpɛə /

noun

1. 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′ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of abampere¹

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