# abamp

CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/abamp
Updated: 2026-05-02

## Definition

a unit used to measure electric current in a specific scientific system. It is equal to ten amperes.

For teachers: the electromagnetic unit of electric current in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system. Equivalent to exactly ten amperes.

## Examples

- The scientist measured the current in abamps.
- While the ampere is the standard unit today, older physics texts sometimes use the abamp to simplify certain magnetic calculations.
- The abamp is defined by the magnetic force between two parallel wires, a definition that historically preceded the modern international standard for measuring electrical current.

## Usage notes

- Primarily used in the context of the CGS-EMU system of units; rare in modern engineering.

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