Electricity And Magnetism Terminology

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a unit of current equal to ten amperes

  • The abampere is a unit of electric current in the CGS system of units.
  • I have no idea what an abampere is, do you?
  • Don't worry about the abampere stuff, it's too complicated.
  • Her energy was like an abampere, flowing effortlessly through the room.

noun a thing done or being done

adjective relating to the present time or current situation

  • The action current in the circuit is measured in amperes.
  • The amount of electricity flowing through the wires right now is called the action current.
  • Yo, check out the action current on this thing - it's off the charts!
  • In terms of productivity, he always has a high action current, constantly getting things done.