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AMPERE-SECOND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("ampere-second" is a kind of...):
charge unit; quantity unit (a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows))
Holonyms ("ampere-second" is a part of...):
abcoulomb (a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs)
ampere-minute (a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs)