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ampere-turn

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am⋅pere-turn

[am-peer-turn, am-peer-]
–noun Electricity.
1. one complete convolution of a conducting coil, through which one ampere of current passes.
2. the magnetomotive force produced by one ampere passing through one complete turn or convolution of a coil. Abbreviation: At

Origin:
1880–85
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am·pere-turn   (ām'pîr-tûrn')
n.   Abbr. At
A unit of magnetomotive force in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the magnetomotive force around a path linking one turn of a conducting loop carrying a current of one ampere.
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