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ampere-hour

am·pere-hour
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-peer, am-peer ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈæm pɪər, æmˈpɪər aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
    • /æmp ˈaʊə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-peer, am-peer ouuh r, ou-er]
    • /ˈæm pɪər, æmˈpɪər aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of ampere-hour word

  • noun ampere-hour a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs 3
  • noun ampere-hour a standard unit for measuring the quantity of electricity, equal to the flow of a current of one ampere for one hour, or to an elapsed current drain of 3,600 coulombs 3
  • noun ampere-hour An ampere-hour is a measure of charge or current flow over time. 3
  • noun ampere-hour a unit of electric charge noting the amount of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour, equal to 3600 coulombs. Abbreviation: Ah, amp-hr, amp. hr. 1
  • noun ampere-hour (physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs. 0

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Origin of ampere-hour

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Ampere-hour

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ampere-hour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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