ammeter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmˌmiːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′mē′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
am•me•ter  (am′mē′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Elect.]
  1. Electricityan instrument for measuring current in amperes.
  • am(pere) + -meter 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ammeter / ˈæmˌmiːtə/
  1. an instrument for measuring an electric current in amperes
Etymology: 19th Century: am( pere) + -meter
'ammeter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
instrument - microammeter - multimeter - shunt - thermoammeter

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