ammeternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæm.iː.tər/us/ˈæm.iː.t̬ɚ/a device for measuring the strength of an electric current in units called amps
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- Each horizontal row comprises the ammeter belonging to feeders which are supplied through a given group switch.
- The panel which carries the standard instruments also carries ammeters used to measure current to auxiliary circuits in the power house.
- The scale may be completed by marking the positions of the pointer when other currents of known strength flow through the ammeter.
- The station had neither voltmeter nor ammeter.
- They were all up to capacity, save the ammeter from the coils.