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DictionaryamperageElectric current
noun

amperage

AM-per-ij/ˈæmpərɪdʒ/

The strength of an electric current measured in amperes.

The meter shows the amperage flowing through the battery-powered bulb's circuit.

A simple low-voltage circuit with a battery, a glowing miniature bulb, and an analog ammeter connected in series, its needle showing the current strength.
Etymology
amperEnglishunit of electric current
+ageFrenchfunction or condition

Amperage was formed from ampere on the model of voltage: just as voltage expresses a quantity in volts, amperage expresses the strength of a current in amperes.

In context

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it is in fact amperage not voltage that can lead to death by electrocution um let's see it's it's possible for something to have 10 000 volts behind it and be relatively harmless
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More examples

  • The equipment label specifies its required amperage.
  • The chart compares amperage at different stages of the test.
  • Higher amperage means more electric charge passes each second.

Similar words

current
Names the flow measured in amperes rather than its numerical rating.