Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

amp

Did you mean: amp, Amp (band), The Amp, Amp (TV series), AMP (mononucleotide), Ameriprise Financial, adenylic acid, AMP Limited, amp., ampere (measure – in electricity)

 
Dictionary: amp   (ămp) pronunciation
n. Informal
  1. An ampere.
  2. An amplifier, especially one used to amplify music.

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Modern Science: amp
Top
amp or ampere (AM-peer)

A unit of electric current. One ampere corresponds to a certain number of electron s passing a fixed point each second.

• A typical household's electrical supply includes a total of 120 to 200 amps; a typical house circuit carries 15 to 50 amps.

electrics A common but deprecated abbreviation of ampere.

WordNet: amp
Top
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites
  Synonyms: ampere, A


Translations: Amp
Top

Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - ampere
n. - forstærker

Nederlands (Dutch)
ampère, versterker

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Élec) ampère

2.
n. - amplificateur, ampli

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ampere

2.
n. - Verstärker

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - (ηλεκτρ.) αμπέρ
n. - (καθομ.) ενισχυτής

Italiano (Italian)
Amp., ampere, amplificatore

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - ampère (Eletr.), amplificador (m), ampola (f)
n. - ampère (m) (Eletr.)

Русский (Russian)
ампер, усилитель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - amperio

2.
n. - amperio, amplificador

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - ampere, förstärkare
n. - ampere, förstärkare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
电流强度单位, 扩音器, 切断, 安培

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 電流強度單位, 擴音器, 切斷
n. - 安培

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - ampere(암페어) , amplifier(앰프)
n. - 암페어(전류의 실용 단위), 앰프(증폭기), 전자기타

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アンペア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) اختصار لكلمه امبير : وهي وحدة قياس, التيار الكهربائي (الاسم) امبير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr., - ‮אמפר (יחידת-זרם), מגבר-קול‬


 
 

Did you mean: amp, Amp (band), The Amp, Amp (TV series), AMP (mononucleotide), Ameriprise Financial, adenylic acid, AMP Limited, amp., ampere (measure – in electricity)


 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Modern Science. The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Second Edition, Revised and updated Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company . All rights reserved.  Read more
Measures and Units. A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units. Copyright © Donald Fenna 2002, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more