"ampere-foot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ampere-feet [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ampere-feet}} ampere-foot (plural ampere-feet)
  1. A unit used in calculating the fall of pressure in distributing electrical mains, equivalent to a current of one ampere flowing through one foot of conductor.
    Sense id: en-ampere-foot-en-noun-PZ7yyLQv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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