ampere
Coulomb per second
An ampere is the base unit of electric current in the International System of Units, measuring the rate of electron flow through a conductor.
Often shortened to amp: a 15-amp circuit breaker, The outlet can handle 20 amps.
Named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère.
Unit of electrical charge
- ohmElectrical resistance measure
- voltElectromotive force unit
- wattUnit measuring power
- henryElectrical inductance unit
farad · weber · tesla · joule · newton · pascal · hertz · gray
Protective melting wire
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- wireThin metallic conductor
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- conductorOne who directs musicians
resistance · voltage · circuit · transformer · capacitor · diode · rectifier · semiconductor
Negative charges in atoms
- chargeCost or accusation
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- conductorOne who directs musicians
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
resistance · direct · alternating · coulombs · induction · magnetism · electrical · wattage
Electrical flow gauge
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
accuracy · readout · gauge · instrumentation · quantification · metrology · scale · indicator
Electrical output measure
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- kilowattThousand watts of power
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- consumptionUsing up of resources
generation · output · grid · utility · load · capacity · electrical · energy
coulomb
Unit of electrical charge
henry · farad · weber · tesla · joule · newton · pascal · hertz · gray · candela
fuse
Protective melting wire
conductor · resistance · voltage · circuit · transformer · capacitor · diode · rectifier · semiconductor · insulator
electrons
Negative charges in atoms
circuit · resistance · direct · alternating · coulombs · induction · magnetism · electrical · wattage · load
ammeter
Electrical flow gauge
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- galvanometerMeasures electrical flow strength
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · accuracy · readout · gauge · instrumentation · quantification · metrology · scale · indicator · testing
wattage
Electrical output measure
consumption · generation · output · grid · utility · load · capacity · electrical · energy · supply
- amperesmilliamp, microampere, microamp
- electrical propertiesresistivity, conductivity, capacitance, impedance, inductance
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- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires