amperage

[ am-per-ij, am-peer- ]

/ ˈæm pər ɪdʒ, æmˈpɪər- /

noun Electricity.

the strength of an electric current measured in amperes. Abbreviation: amp.

Nearby words

amp-hr, amp., ampas, ampelopsis, ampelos, amperage, ampere, ampere-hour, ampere-turn, amperian, amperometric

Origin of amperage

First recorded in 1890–95; ampere + -age

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Examples from the Web for amperage

The name plates on electric motors indicate the amperage at full load.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
Then he defines the wave-form, voltage, and amperage entering the circuit and defines whatever is coming out.
With No Strings Attached|Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA David Gordon)
Then the voltage is lowered to a suitable rate, and the amperage raised in proportion, by special machinery, at the point of use.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
The amperage, on the other hand, is that of the six cells combined, or 150.
Motors|James Slough Zerbe

It went out at a frequency of about 1,000 kilocycles, had an amperage of approximately zero, but a voltage of two billion.
The Airlords of Han|Philip Francis Nowlan

British Dictionary definitions for amperage

amperage

/ (ˈæmpərɪdʒ) /

noun

the magnitude of an electric current measured in amperes, esp the rated current of an electrical component or device

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Word Origin and History for amperage

amperage

strength of an electric current, 1889, from ampere on model of voltage.