milliampere

mil·li·am·pere

M5327200 (mĭl′ē-ăm′pîr′)n. Abbr. mA A unit of current equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of an ampere.

milliampere

(ˈmɪlɪˌæmpɛə) n (Units) one thousandth of an ampere

mil•li•am•pere

(ˌmɪl iˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər)

n. 1/1000 of an ampere. [1890–95; < French]

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milliampere - one thousandth of an ampere mAcurrent unit - a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeamp, ampere, A - the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"