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am·me·ter

(ăm′mē′tər)

An instrument for measuring electric currents in amperes.

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ammeter

(ˈæmˌmiːtə)

(General Physics) an instrument for measuring an electric current in amperes

[C19: am(pere) + -meter]

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am•me•ter

(ˈæmˌmi tər)
n.

an instrument for measuring current in amperes.

[1880–85; am (pere) + -meter]

am·me·ter

(ăm′mē′tər)

An instrument that measures an electric current and indicates its strength in amperes.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ammeter

an instrument for measuring the amperage of an electrical current.

ammeter

[ˈæmɪtəʳ] N → amperímetro m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ammeter

n → Amperemeter nt

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ammeter

[ˈæmˌmiːtəʳ] n → amperometro

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