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microampere

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[mahy-kroh-am-peer, -am-peer] / ˌmaɪ kroʊˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər /

noun

Electricity.

a unit of electric current, equal to one millionth of an ampere. μA

Etymology

Origin of microampere

First recorded in 1900–05; micro- + ampere

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