ampere-turn

am·pere-turn

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noun ampere-turn a unit of magnetomotive force; the magnetomotive force produced by a current of 1 ampere passing through one complete turn of a coil. 1 ampere-turn is equivalent to 4π/10 or 1.257 gilberts 3
noun ampere-turn the basic unit of magnetomotive force in the SI system, equal to the force produced by a current of one ampere flowing around one turn of a wire coil (1.257 gilberts): symbol, NI 3
noun ampere-turn An ampere-turn is the product of the number of turns in a coil and the current in amperes that flows through it, that was formerly used as the unit of magnetomotive force. 3
noun ampere-turn one complete convolution of a conducting coil, through which one ampere of current passes. 1
noun ampere-turn the magnetomotive force produced by one ampere passing through one complete turn or convolution of a coil. Abbreviation: At. 1

before 1880

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First recorded in 1880-85

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