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ampere, A, amp (s) (noun), amperes; amps (pl)
1. The basic unit of electric current in the meter-kilogram-second system: An ampere is equivalent to one coulomb per second.
2. A unit of electrical current or rate of flow of electrons: One volt across one ohm of resistance causes a current flow of one ampere.

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ampere hour meter (s) (noun), ampere hour meters (pl)
An instrument that monitors current with time: An ampere hour meter indicates the product of current (in amperes) and time (in hours).

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ampere-hour, ampere hour; Ah, AH (s) (noun), ampere-hours; ampere hours (pl)r
A measure of the flow of current (in amperes) over one hour when the rate of flow is one ampere: An ampere-hour is equal to 3600 coulombs (standard international unit of electric charge).

The ampere-houris used to measure battery capacity.

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