amperagenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæm.pə.rɪdʒ/us/ˈæm.prɪdʒ/the strength of electrical current needed to make a piece of electrical equipment work
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Electricity - units
- a
- amp
- coulomb
- electron
- kilowatt
- lumen
- megawatt
- microcoulomb
- milliampere
- muon
- ohm
- terawatt
- the Faraday constant
- volt
- voltage
- W, w
- watt
Examples from literature
- I suggest that your voltage be set at the maximum that the line will carry without breakdown, and the amperage can be made as high as possible without heat loss.
- Surface is required for amperage, and quantity of plates for voltage.
- Their height suggested a voltage of well over one hundred thousand, and such heavy cables suggested a very heavy amperage, so that a tremendous load was expected.