current unit

/ˌkʌrənt ˌjunət/

Other forms: current units

Definitions of current unit

1. noun

   a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
   types:

   A, amp, ampere

   the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   mA, milliampere

   one thousandth of an ampere

   abamp, abampere

   a unit of current equal to 10 amperes

   ampere, international ampere

   a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)

   type of:

   electromagnetic unit, emu

   any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism