milliampere

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noun

One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere.

Similar
mA㎃milliamp
OriginEnglish ampere ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmilliampere (plural milliamperes)

plural milliamperes

  1. One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere.

    Synonyms: mA, ㎃, milliamp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere.

Similar
mA㎃milliamp

More synonyms by meaning

nounone thousandth of an ampere

Similar
mA
Broader
current unit
Also see
mamilliamp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishampere
  13. Englishmilliampere

From milli- + ampere.

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Translations

Czech miliampér
  • miliampérmA
Finnish milliampeeri
  • milliampeerimA
French milliampère
  • milliampèremA
Italian milliampere
  • milliamperemA
Ukrainian міліампер
  • міліампер (miliamper)mA
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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