Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliammeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mil-liamme-ter
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.

Example Sentences

"Deciding to insert a milliammeter into the high-tension circuit feeding the X-ray tube, he asked Lanham to cut the earth wire he was holding."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English ammeter English milliammeter From milli- + ammeter.

Inflected Forms

milliammeters (plural)

Questions

What does milliammeter mean?: An instrument for measuring electrical current in milliamperes.
Where does milliammeter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English ammeter English milliammeter From milli- + ammeter.

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