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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesampere
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɐ̃ˈpeɾi
"O circuito requer uma corrente de 5 amperes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The SI unit of electric current, equivalent to one coulomb per second.
"The circuit requires a current of 5 amperes to function properly." - 2
A measure of the flow of electric charge in a conductor.
"The device operates at a maximum of 10 amperes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'ampere' is named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère, who was a pioneer in the study of electromagnetism in the early 19th century. The word was adopted into English in the mid-1800s as a standard unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ampere" is said worldwide
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ampère
Transliteration: ɑ̃.pɛʁ
"Le circuit nécessite un courant de 5 ampères."
Ampere
Transliteration: ˈampeːʁə
"Der Stromkreis benötigt einen Strom von 5 Ampere."
ampere
Transliteration: amˈpeːre
"Il circuito richiede una corrente di 5 ampere."
amperio
Transliteration: amˈpeɾio
"El circuito requiere una corriente de 5 amperios."
ampere
Transliteration: ɐ̃ˈpeɾi
"O circuito requer uma corrente de 5 amperes."
ऐम्पियर
Transliteration: aimpiyar
"सर्किट को 5 ऐम्पियर की धारा की आवश्यकता है।"
安培
Transliteration: ān péi
"电路需要5安培的电流。"
암페어
Transliteration: ampeo
"회로는 5암페어의 전류가 필요합니다."
アンペア
Transliteration: anpea
"回路は5アンペアの電流を必要とします。"
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