Definition of Amperage

1. Noun. The strength of an electrical current measured in amperes.

Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon

Definition of Amperage

1. n. The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in ampères.

Definition of Amperage

1. Noun. The electric current's strength carried by a conductor or machine generated as measured by amperes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Amperage

1. the strength of an electric current expressed in amperes [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amperage

1. Strength of electric current. See: ampere. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amperage

ampacity
ampakine
ampakines
ampallangs
amped
ampelite
ampelites
ampelographer
ampelography
ampelology
ampelopsis
amper
amperage (current term)
amperages
ampere
ampere-hour
ampere-hours
ampere-minute
ampere-second
ampere-turn
amperes
amperometer
amperometers
amperometric
amperometry
amperozide
ampersand

Literary usage of Amperage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference-book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1898)
"... piece of iron in that space, then n = B + permeability varies with the quality of the iron, and the degré« of Permissible amperage and Permissible Depth ..."

2. Optic Projection by Simon Henry Gage, Henry Phelps Gage (1914)
"Here the unknown quantity is represented by V. If this is covered there will be left AO, whence V = A O. If the amperage is 15, ..."

3. Switchboards for Power, Light and Railway Service, Direct and Alternating by William Baxter (1910)
"This type of circuit breaker would answer every purpose for currents of very low voltage and amperage, but would not operate success- Two simple forms of ..."

4. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1910)
"A parallel or multiple connection adds the amperage of each cell; that is, the amperage of the battery will equal the sum of the amperage of each cell. ..."

5. The Automobile Hand-book: A Work of Practical Information for the Use of by Leonard Elliott Brookes (1905)
"The voltmeter is in reality an ammeter, the resistance serving to keep the amperage in step with the voltage. Reference to the three Views, marked respect ..."

6. High-frequency currents by Frederick Finch Strong (1908)
"(B) Currents of Very High Potential with Relatively Low amperage The High-voltage Currents obtained from a resonator or Tesla-Thomson Coil differ from the ..."

7. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Maintenance and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1915)
"When it is desired to obtain more amperage or current quantity than could be obtained from a single cell they are joined in series- ..."

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