Ampere has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
2
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
"a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
3
A unit of electrical current, the standard base unit in the International System of Units; colloquially amp. Abbreviation: amp, Symbol: A
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