Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliamp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: mil-liamp
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere. Symbol: mA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ 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 amp English milliamp From milli- + amp.

Inflected Forms

milliamps (plural) milli-amp (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

milliammeter milliamperage

Synonyms

milliampere

Questions

What does milliamp mean?: One thousandth (10⁻³) of an ampere. Symbol: mA.
Where does milliamp come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ 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 amp English milliamp From milli- + amp.

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