Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microampere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croam-pere
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of an ampere.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English ampere English microampere From micro- + ampere.

Inflected Forms

microamperes (plural) microamp (alternative) micro-amp (alternative)

Derived Forms

millimicroampere

Synonyms

µA ㎂

Questions

What does microampere mean?: One millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of an ampere.
Where does microampere come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English ampere English microampere From micro- + ampere.

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