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

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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.

 
Abbreviations: AMP
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Translations: Amp
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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


 
 

 

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