milliampere

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mil·li·am·pere

(mĭl′ē-ăm′pîr′)

n. Abbr. mA

A unit of current equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of an ampere.

milliampere

(ˈmɪlɪˌæmpɛə)

(Units) one thousandth of an ampere

mil•li•am•pere

(ˌmɪl iˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər)

n.

1/1000 of an ampere.

[1890–95; < French]

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milliampere - one thousandth of an ampere

current unit - a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time

amp, ampere, A - the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

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