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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbampere
/ˈæb.æm.pɛər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The fundamental unit of electric current in the centimeter-gram-second (cgs) system of units, equivalent to ten amperes.
"The laboratory measurement required converting the current value from abamperes to standard amperes for compatibility with modern equipment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century as a portmanteau combining the Latin prefix 'ab-' (meaning away from or derived from) with 'ampere', the SI unit of electric current named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère. It was established within the electromagnetic cgs (centimeter-gram-second) unit system to designate the fundamental unit of current.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Abampere" is said worldwide
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abampère
Transliteration: /a.bɑ̃.pɛʁ/
"L'abampère est l'unité de courant dans le système CGS."
Abampere
Transliteration: /ˈap.amˌpɛːʁə/
"Ein Abampere entspricht zehn Ampere im internationalen Einheiteninheitensystem."
abampere
Transliteration: /a.bamˈpɛ.re/
"L'abampere è un'unità di misura della corrente elettrica."
abamperio
Transliteration: /a.βamˈpe.ɾjo/
"El abamperio es la unidad de corriente eléctrica en el sistema cegesimal."
abampére
Transliteration: /a.bɐ̃ˈpɛ.ɾi/
"O abampére equivale a dez amperes."
ऐबएम्पीयर
Transliteration: aib-empiyar
"ऐबएम्पीयर विद्युत धारा की एक इकाई है।"
电磁安培
Transliteration: diàncì ānpéi
"电磁安培是CGS电磁单位制中的电流单位。"
앱암페어
Transliteration: aepampeeo
"앱암페어는 CGS 단위계의 전류 단위입니다."
絶対アンペア
Transliteration: zettai anpea
"絶対アンペアはCGS単位系における電流の単位です。"
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