ampere
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836)Category:English eponyms#AMPERE.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/, /ˌæmˈpɪəɹ/Category:English 2-syllable words#AMPERECategory:English 2-syllable words#AMPERECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPERE
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæmˌpɛər/Category:English 2-syllable words#AMPERECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPERE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPEREAudio (General American); /ˈæmˌpɛər/: (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPEREAudio (General American); /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/: (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#AMPEREAudio (US); /ˈæmˌpɪəɹ/: (file) - Hyphenation: am‧pere
Noun
ampere (plural amperes)Category:English lemmas#AMPERECategory:English nouns#AMPERECategory:English countable nouns#AMPERECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
- 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)
- 1900, Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 149, page 461:Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
- If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.Category:English terms with quotations#AMPERE
Derived terms
- abampere
- ammeter
- ampacity
- amperage
- ampere balance
- ampere-foot
- ampere-hour
- ampere-turn
- amperometer
- attoampere
- centiampere
- decaampere
- deciampere
- exaampere
- femtoampere
- gigaampere
- hectoampere
- kiloampere
- megaampere
- megampere
- microamp
- microampere
- milliamp
- milliampere
- nanoamp
- nano-amp
- nanoampere
- picoamp
- picoampere
- teraampere
- voltampere
- volt-ampere
- yoctoampere
- zeptoampere
- zettaampere
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Catalan terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)Category:Catalan lemmas#AMPERECategory:Catalan nouns#AMPERECategory:Catalan countable nouns#AMPERECategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Catalan masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
Derived terms
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
ampereCategory:Eastern Arrernte lemmas#AMPERECategory:Eastern Arrernte nouns#AMPERECategory:Eastern Arrernte entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
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 FrenchCategory:Galician terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Galician terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)Category:Galician lemmas#AMPERECategory:Galician nouns#AMPERECategory:Galician countable nouns#AMPERECategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Galician masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
Category:gl:SI units#AMPERE Category:Galician eponyms#AMPEREIndonesian
Etymology
From DutchCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch#AMPERECategory:Indonesian terms derived from Dutch#AMPERE ampère, from FrenchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, named after André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amˈpɛrə]Category:Indonesian 3-syllable words#AMPERECategory:Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPERE
- Hyphenation: am‧pè‧rê
Noun
ampèrê (plural ampere-ampere)Category:Indonesian lemmas#AMPERECategory:Indonesian nouns#AMPERECategory:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#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 FrenchCategory:Italian terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Italian terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#AMPERECategory:Italian nouns#AMPERECategory:Italian countable nouns#AMPERECategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#AMPERECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Italian masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
Related terms
References
- ↑ ampere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Category:it:SI units#AMPERE Category:Italian eponyms#AMPERENorwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Noun
ampere m (definite singular amperen, indefinite plural ampere, definite plural amperane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#AMPERECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#AMPERECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
References
- “ampere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#AMPERECategory:Portuguese nouns#AMPERECategory:Portuguese countable nouns#AMPERECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
- 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 FrenchCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Spanish terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amˈpeɾe/ [ãmˈpe.ɾe]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#AMPERECategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#AMPERE
- Rhymes: -eɾeCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾe#AMPERECategory:Rhymes:Spanish/eɾe/3 syllables#AMPERE
- Syllabification: am‧pe‧re
Noun
ampere m (plural amperes)Category:Spanish lemmas#AMPERECategory:Spanish nouns#AMPERECategory:Spanish countable nouns#AMPERECategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Spanish masculine nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
- 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 FrenchCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from French#AMPERECategory:Swedish terms derived from French#AMPERE ampère, from French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Pronunciation
Noun
ampere cCategory:Swedish lemmas#AMPERECategory:Swedish nouns#AMPERECategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#AMPERECategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#AMPERECategory:Pages with entries#AMPERECategory:Pages with 10 entries#AMPERE
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ampere | amperes |
| definite | amperen | amperens | |
| plural | indefinite | ampere | amperes |
| definite | amperen | amperens |
Related terms
References
- “ampere”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)