Milliampere (Noun)
Meaning
One thousandth of an ampere.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The doctor adjusted the dial on the pacemaker to increase the output to 60 milliampere.
- A milliampere of electricity flows through the tiny motor in the model car.
- The sensitive electronic equipment was designed to operate on a power supply of just 20 milliampere.
- To test the circuit, the engineer set the current limiter to 50 milliampere.
- The specification sheet listed the battery's discharge rate as 300 milliampere per hour.