Physics Measurement Units

3 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 unit of electrical quantity, equal to one billion coulombs.

adjective relating to or denoting a unit of electrical quantity, equal to one billion coulombs.

  • The electric potential difference is measured in abfarads.
  • I have no idea what an abfarad is, do you?
  • Abfarad sounds like a made-up unit of measurement.
  • Her energy level was off the charts, like she had a million abfarads in her.

noun a unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt

  • The voltage of the circuit was measured in abvolts.
  • I have no idea what an abvolt is, do you?
  • That gadget only needs a few abvolts to work properly.
  • Her energy level was off the charts, like a thousand abvolts.