ampere

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ampere at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere).
2. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

   a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps