Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 24 compound words that contain ampere. The most common are listed below. Open ampere in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- ampere-houra unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.
- ampere-turnThe unit of magnetomotive force.
- ampere balancea sensitive apparatus for measuring electric current.
- ampere-hoursplural of ampere-hour: a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.
- ampere-turnsplural of ampere-turn: The unit of magnetomotive force.
- volt-ampereThe unit of apparent power in an electrical circuit, equal to the product of root-mean-square (RMS) voltage and RMS current. Symbol VA.
- zetta-ampereAlternative spelling of zettaampere: An SI unit measure of electrical current, equivalent to 10²¹ amperes (a sextillion amperes). 'ZA' is the SI unit symbol for the zettaampere.
- ampere balancesplural of ampere balance: a sensitive apparatus for measuring electric current.
- ampere-feetplural of ampere-foot: A unit used in calculating the fall of pressure in distributing electrical mains, equivalent to a current of one ampere flowing through one foot of conductor.
- ampere-footA unit used in calculating the fall of pressure in distributing electrical mains, equivalent to a current of one ampere flowing through one foot of conductor.
- zepto-ampereAlternative spelling of zeptoampere.
Compound words 24
- ampacityThe root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually a wire) can carry within a specific environment (including temperature rating, power loss, heat dissipation, etc.) It is measured in amperes (amps) and is most often …
- zettaampereAn SI unit measure of electrical current, equivalent to 10²¹ amperes (a sextillion amperes). 'ZA' is the SI unit symbol for the zettaampere.
- decaampereAn SI unit of current equal to 10¹ amperes. Symbol: daA
- gigaampereAn SI unit of current equal to 10⁹ amperes. Symbol: GA
- teraampereAn SI unit of current equal to 10¹² amperes. Symbol: TA
- amperemeterSynonym of ammeter: A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.
- megampereA unit of electrical current, equal to a million amperes.
- millimicroampereOne thousandth of a microampere
- voltampereA derived unit of electrical power that is the product of one volt and one ampere
- amperometerSynonym of ammeter: A device that measures the magnitude of an electric current, especially one calibrated in amperes.