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mil⋅li⋅am⋅pere

[mil-ee-am-peer, -am-peer]
–noun Electricity.
a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere. Abbreviation: mA

Origin:
1890–95; < F; see milli-, ampere
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mil·li·am·pere   (mĭl'ē-ām'pîr)   
n.   Abbr. mA
A unit of current equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.
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Main Entry: mil·li·am·pere
Pronunciation: "mil-E-'am-"pi(&)r
Function: noun
: one thousandth of an ampere —abbreviationmA
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milliampere mil·li·am·pere (mĭl'ē-ām'pēr)
n.

Abbr. mA A unit of current that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

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