ampere

== English == === Alternative forms === ampère, amp, A === Etymology === Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/, /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɛər/ Hyphenation: am‧pere === Noun === ampere (plural amperes) A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A Definition: The ampere, symbol A, is the SI unit of electric current. It is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the elementary charge e to be 1.602 176 634 x 10−19 when expressed in the unit C, which is equal to A s, where the second is defined in terms of ΔνCs. (The International Bureau of Weights and Measures) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əmˈpɛ.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [amˈpeɾ] === Noun === ampere m (plural amperes) ampere ==== Derived terms ==== ampere hora === Further reading === “ampere”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Eastern Arrernte == === Noun === ampere (anatomy) knee === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. 2020. Eastern and Central Arrernte Learners' List, compiled by Veronica Perrule Dobson and John Henderson. Alice Springs, NT. == Galician == === Etymology === From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Noun === ampere m (plural amperes) ampere Synonym: amperio == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch ampère, from French ampère, named after André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [amˈpɛrə] Hyphenation: am‧pè‧rê === Noun === ampèrê (plural ampere-ampere) ampere === Further reading === “ampere”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈpɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛr === Noun === ampere m (invariable) ampere ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === permea == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Noun === ampere m (definite singular amperen, indefinite plural ampere, definite plural amperane) ampere === References === “ampere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ampère === Etymology === From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ampere m (plural amperes) ampere (unit of electrical current) === Further reading === “ampere”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ampere”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈpeɾe/ [ãmˈpe.ɾe] Rhymes: -eɾe Syllabification: am‧pe‧re === Noun === ampere m (plural amperes) alternative form of amperio === Further reading === “ampere”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From French ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈpæːr/ Rhymes: -æːr === Noun === ampere c ampere ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === ampere in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)