milliampere

[ mil-ee-am-peer, -am-peer ]

nounElectricity.
  1. a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere. Abbreviation: mA

Origin of milliampere

1
From French, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at milli-, ampere

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