noun
Meaning 1
A billionth of a millionth (10−15) of an ampere. Symbol: fA
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femtoampere
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English ampere English femtoampere From femto- + ampere.