ampere turn

/ˈæmpɪr tɜrn/
noun
  1. A unit of magnetomotive force equal to the product of one ampere of current and one turn of a coil.
    • Engineers calculated the ampere-turns needed for the transformer design.
    • The electromagnet required 500 ampere-turns to lift the steel beam.
    • Increasing the number of coil turns raises the total ampere-turns.
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