ampere-hour
[ am-peer-ouuh r, -ou-er, am-peer- ]
/ ˈæm pɪərˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər, æmˈpɪər- /
noun Electricity.
a unit of electric charge noting the amount of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour, equal to 3600 coulombs. Abbreviation: Ah, amp-hr, amp. hr.
Origin of ampere-hour
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example sentences from the Web for ampere-hour
One ampere-hour is simply another way of saying 3,600 coulombs.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One |Nehemiah HawkinsIt should register in amperes, one-eighth of the ampere-hour capacity of the battery, as already explained.
Electricity for the farm |Frederick Irving Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for ampere-hour
ampere-hour
noun
a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
Abbreviation: a.h.