Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The strength of an electric current expressed in amperes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The strength of an electrical current measured in amperes.
- noun The strength of an electrical current measured in amperes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Elec.) The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
electric current 's strength carried by aconductor or machine generated as measured byamperes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
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Examples
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I wonder if the higher amperage is only used when you increase the wireless power output that is adjustable in the configs - from 1 to 10.
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The Global Warming scientists at Mars-Vulcan observed that, in electrical circuits, amperage is bad.
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Sometimes when she goes home after a long shift and closes her eyes to fall asleep, she sees the spiking and trailing amperage of thought patterns.
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While visions of amperage dance through his head …
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However, unlike battery-equipped hybrids, the Porsche stores its amperage mechanically, spooling up a 31-pound flywheel operating in a vacuum chamber in one hopes a crash-proof box beside the driver.
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He studied design at Central St. Martin's in London and then spent several years working for celebrity milliner Phillip Treacy , where he noticed clients' shoes often failed to match the fashion amperage of their headwear.
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Specifically, tell us what is the amperage of this illumination, have you purchased carbon offsets for its use, and whether or not William Blake has been consulted on the project.
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Specifically, tell us what is the amperage of this illumination, have you purchased carbon offsets for its use, and whether or not William Blake has been consulted on the project.
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