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ampere
noun
    1. (symbol A) the SI unit of electric current, equivalent to one coulomb per second, defined as the current that would produce a force of 2 ′ 10-7Nm-1 between two parallel conductors of infinite length placed 1m apart in a vacuum.
Etymology: 19c: named after the French physicist André Marie Ampère (1775‐1836).



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