| Andre-Marie Ampere | <person, radiobiology> French physicist responsible for much of what is known about the fundamentals of electromagnetism. (13 Nov 1997) |
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| ampere | <physics, unit> The standard unit for measuring the strength of an electric current representing the flow of one coulomb of electricity per second. 1 kiloampere = 1000 amperes, 1 megampere = 1,000,000 amperes. Abbreviation: A (13 Nov 1997) |
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| Ampere, Andre-Marie | <person, radiobiology> French physicist responsible for much of what is known about the fundamentals of electromagnetism. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Ampere's law | <physics> General equation in electromagnetism relating the magnetic field and the currents generating it. The various forms of the equation can be found in an introductory electromagnetism text. (09 Oct 1997) |
| Ampere's postulate | Equal volumes of gases contain equal numbers of molecules, the conditions of pressure and temperature being the same. Synonym: Ampere's postulate, Avogadro's hypothesis, Avogadro's postulate. (05 Mar 2000) |