Ampère

biographical name

Am·​père äⁿ-ˈper 

André-Marie 1775–1836 French physicist

Kids Definition

ampere

noun

am·​pere ˈam-ˌpi(ə)r 

: a unit for measuring the rate of flow of an electric current

Medical Definition

ampere

noun

am·​pere

ˈam-ˌpi(ə)r also -ˌpe(ə)r

1

: the practical mks unit of electric current that is equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second or to the steady current produced by one volt applied across a resistance of one ohm

2

: the base unit of electric current in the International System of Units that is equal to a constant current which when maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length and negligible circular sections one meter apart in a vacuum produces between the conductors a force equal to 2 × 10⁻⁷ newton per meter of length