🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

밀리암페어

Pronunciation / Transliteration: milliampeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Milliampere/ˈmɪliˌæmˌpɪr/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"장치는 50밀리암페어의 전류로 작동합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A unit of electric current equal to one-thousandth of an ampere.

    "The device operates at a current of 50 milliampere."
  2. 2

    Used in various electrical applications to measure small currents.

    "The circuit requires a power supply that can deliver at least 100 milliampere."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'milliampere' is derived from the prefix 'milli-', which comes from the Latin 'mille' meaning 'thousand', and 'ampere', named after the French physicist André-Marie Ampère. The term has been in use since the late 19th century to denote one-thousandth of an ampere, a unit of electric current.

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