Definition
The unit of electric current in the centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic system, equal to 10 amperes.
Etymology
Compound of 'ab-' (absolute) and 'ampere' (named after physicist André-Marie Ampère). Developed in the late 19th century as part of the cgs system.
Kelly Says
The abampere represents an entire 'battle' of measurement systems—the cgs system lost to the modern SI system, but the word remains a fossil showing how scientists once measured electricity differently.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አብአምፐር (Abampere)
ah-ba-am-peh-reh
ARالعربية
أب أمبير (Ab ampir)
ab am-peer
BNবাংলা
আবাম্পিয়ার (Abampiyār)
ah-ba-am-pee-yar
CACatalà
abamper
ah-bam-peh-reh
CSČeština
abampér
ah-bam-pehr
DADansk
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
DEDeutsch
Abampere
ah-bam-pe-reh
ELΕλληνικά
αμπέρ (ampere)
am-peh-reh
ESEspañol
abamperios
ah-bam-peh-ree-ohs
FAفارسی
آمپر (Amper)
am-per
FISuomi
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
FRFrançais
abampère
ah-bam-pehr
GUGU
અબ એમ્પીયર (Ab ampiyār)
ah-bam-pee-yar
HEעברית
אמפר (Amper)
am-peh-r
HIहिन्दी
अब एंपियर (Ab ampir)
ab am-peer
HUMagyar
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
IDBahasa Indonesia
abamper
ah-bam-per
ITItaliano
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
JA日本語
アブアンペア (Abuanpeia)
ah-boo-an-peh-ah
KKKK
аб ампер (ab amper)
ab am-per
KMKM
អាំប៉ែរ (Aampere)
ah-am-peh-reh
KO한국어
아밤페어 (Abampeoe)
a-bam-peh-oh
MRMR
अब एंपियर (Ab ampir)
ab am-peer
MSBahasa Melayu
abamper
ah-bam-per
MYမြန်မာ
အဘံပေါင်း (A-ba-m-pa-aung)
ah-ba-m-pa-aung
NLNederlands
abampère
ah-bam-pehr
NONorsk
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
PAPA
ਅਬ ਐਂਪੀਅਰ (Ab ampiyār)
ah-bam-pee-yar
PLPolski
abamper
ah-bam-per
PTPortuguês
abampere
ah-bam-pe-reh
RORomână
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
RUРусский
абампер (abamper)
ah-bam-per
SVSvenska
abampere
ah-bam-peh-reh
SWKiswahili
abamper
ah-bam-per
TAதமிழ்
அம்பியர் (Ampiyār)
am-pee-yar
TEతెలుగు
అంపీయర్ (Ampiyār)
am-pee-yar
THไทย
แอมแปร์ (Ampē)
am-peh
TRTürkçe
abamper
ah-bam-per
UKУкраїнська
ампер (amper)
am-per
URاردو
امپیر (Ampir)
am-peer
VITiếng Việt
abampe
ah-bam-peh