ampere-hour

am·pere-hour

(ăm′pîr-our′)n. Abbr. A.h. or amp hr The electric charge transferred past a specified circuit point by a current of one ampere in one hour.

ampere-hour

n (Units) 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.

am′pere-hour′

n. a unit of electric charge equal to the amount of electricity transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour. Abbr.: Ah, amp-hr, amp. hr. [1880–85]

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ampere-hour - a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombscharge 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)ampere-minute - a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs