Definition of Ampere-hour

1. Noun. A unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs.

Generic synonyms: Charge Unit, Quantity Unit
Terms within: Ampere-minute

Definition of Ampere-hour

1. Noun. (physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ampere-hour

ampallangs
amped
ampelite
ampelites
ampelographer
ampelography
ampelology
ampelopsis
amper
amperage
amperages
ampere
ampere-hour (current term)
ampere-hours
ampere-minute
ampere-second
ampere-turn
amperes
amperometer
amperometers
amperometric
amperometry
amperozide
ampersand
ampersands
ampersat
ampersats

Literary usage of Ampere-hour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles and Practice of Electrical Engineering by Alexander Gray (1917)
"ampere-hour Efficiency.—Test data is given in Fig. 170 on a particular battery which, after being completely charged, was able to deliver 134 amp. for 1 ..."

2. Electrical Meters: Prepared in the Extension Division of the University of by Cyril Methodius Jansky (1917)
"For practical purposes, the coulomb is too small a unit, and hence 3600 coulombs, called the ampere-hour, are used as the ..."

3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"*The ampere-hour capacity of a battery as stated, is dependent upon the rate of ... An example: A certain battery will develop the following ampere-hour ..."

4. The Electrical Engineer (1898)
"Now one ampere-hour = 3600 coulombs (ampere-seconds), and this quantity of electricity corresponds to 4-025 grammes of silver, or to '03738 gramme of ..."

5. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1906)
"The ampere-hour capacity of an entire battery is that of a single cell, irrespective of the voltage, while the kilowatt-hour ..."

6. Electrical Review (1891)
"B. Capacity in ampere-hour» per pound of plates. C. Capacity in ampere-hours per ... G. List price in cents per ampere-hour capacity. H. Nature of cell. ..."

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