milliammeter

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noun

An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.

OriginEnglish ammeter ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
First used 20th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounmilliammeter (plural milliammeters)

plural milliammeters

  1. An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.First known use 20th c.

    Deciding to insert a milliammeter into the high-tension circuit feeding the X-ray tube, he asked Lanham to cut the earth wire he was holding.

    1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
milliamperemeter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishammeter
  13. Englishmilliammeter

From milli- + ammeter.

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Translations

Czech miliampérmetr
  • miliampérmetrmeasuring instrument
Cite this entry
APA

milliammeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliammeter

MLA

“milliammeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliammeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milliammeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliammeter.

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