How to pronounce ampere
American English pronunciation
AM-peer
- IPA
- /ˈæmˌpɪɹ/
- Syllables
- AM · peer (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- AM-pair
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What ampere means
A unit for measuring the strength of an electric current
In a sentence: The little motor in my robot kit runs on less than one ampere of current.
Where it comes from: It is named after André-Marie Ampère, a French scientist who studied electricity. People often shorten it to amp.
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