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AMPÈRE
\ˈampe͡ə], \ˈampeə], \ˈa_m_p_eə]\
Definitions of AMPÈRE
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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am-pehr',
n
.
in
electricity
,
unit
of
current
. [
From
Ampère
,
a
French
electrician
who
died
in
1836.]
1908
- Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson
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