ampere-turn

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   a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts

   Broadermagnetomotive force unit

Questions about ampere-turn

What does ampere-turn mean?

ampere-turn means "a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts".

How many syllables are in ampere-turn?

ampere-turn has 4 syllables: am-pe-re--turn. The stress falls on "pe".

Is ampere-turn a common word?

ampere-turn is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.