🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

abampere

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.bamˈpɛ.re/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Abampere/ˈæb.æm.pɛər/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #95000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'abampere è un'unità di misura della corrente elettrica."

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As noun
  1. 1

    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."

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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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