statampere

statampere
/stat am"pear, stat'am pear"/, n. Elect.
the electrostatic unit of current, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10-10 ampere and equal to the current produced by an electromotive force of one statvolt acting through a resistance of one statohm.
[stat- (comb. form representing ELECTROSTATIC; see -STAT) + AMPERE]

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