单词 | ampage |
释义 | ampagen. The magnitude of an electric current, expressed in amperes. Cf. amperage n. ΚΠ 1889 Electr. World 21 Dec. 404/3 A short time ago a friend asked me for a convenient phrase to express ‘current strength,’ or ‘number of ampères.’ Remembering that potential is spoken of as ‘voltage,’ I suggested ‘ampage’. 2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 4 June 90 The burst of current lasts only ten microseconds and has a minuscule ampage or intensity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1889 |
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