English-Finnish translations for ampere

• ampeeri

Definition of ampere

• A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A

Examples

• Definition: The ampere is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section, and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10^–7 newton per metre of length. ([http://www.bipm.fr/en/si/base_units/ampere.html The International Bureau of Weights and Measures]

Related words

• Tampere
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