·add. ·- The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a current whose average strength is one ampere. It is used as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms Ampere minute and Ampere second are sometimes similarly used.
·noun ·Alt. of Ampere. II. Ampere ·noun The unit of electric current; — defined by the Internation...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A measure of distance traveled. II. Hour ·noun The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes...
First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a "moment,"...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The ancient Hebrews were probably unacquainted with the division of the natural day into twenty-four...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·add. ·- A unit, employed in calculating fall of pressure in distributing mains, equivalent to a cur...
·add. ·- A unit equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one am...
·add. ·- A unit of electric measurement equal to the product of a volt and an ampere. For direct cur...
·add. ·- A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; — approx....
The angular distance of a heavenly body east or west of the meridian. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The sand-glass: a measure of the hour. ...