(electricity) The unit of electric current in the electrostatic centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to a flow of charge of 1 statcoulomb per second; equal to approximately 3.3356 × 10-10 ampere. Abbreviated statA.
statampere
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: statampere |
(stad′am′pir)
| 5min Related Video: statampere |
| Measures and Units: statampere |
[Etymology: electrostatic ampere] electric current. Symbol statA. Metric-c.g.s. The ampere of the e.s.u. system and of the Gaussian system, for a steady current identically statC/second. 1 statA = 333.563 5~ pA.
Learn More
 | mache (radiation physics) |
| stathenry (electromagnetism) |
| statohm (electricity) |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | Sci-Tech Dictionary. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms. Copyright © 2003, 1994, 1989, 1984, 1978, 1976, 1974 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
 |
| Measures and Units. A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units. Copyright © Donald Fenna 2002, 2004. All rights reserved. Read more |
ADVERTISEMENT
