Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An ampere.
- noun An amplifier, especially one used to amplify music.
- transitive verb To amplify.
- transitive verb To stimulate or excite. Often used with up.
- transitive verb To modify (something) so as to increase its capacity to perform or satisfy.
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- noun
ampere , the unit of electricalcurrent ; - verb To
amplify .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- noun a nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP
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The amp is hooked up to a PODxt Live which places the amplifier controls right there at my feet.
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Yamaha is shipping a tiny, 19mph battery-powered scooter with an integrated iPod (controls on the handlebars), that plays through a built-in amp and loudspeakers.
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I’m in my office working, and it sounds as if the amp is ten feet away, although it’s more like thirty meters distant.
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Ampère also devised a rule governing the mutual interaction of current-carrying wires (known as Ampère's law) and defined the unit of measurement for current flow, now known as the ampère.
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While the amp is a little cheap, I've been extremely happy with the guitar.
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Full volume on the amp was a little loud for the shop but not too much.
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