noun
- plural of milliampere; units of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere
Usage: technical; electrical engineering
Examples
- The circuit draws 50 milliamperes of current.
- Most LED lights operate at just a few milliamperes.
- The meter displayed readings in milliamperes rather than full amperes.
- Small electronic devices typically consume between 10 and 100 milliamperes.
- The technician measured the current flow in milliamperes using a multimeter.
- Battery life depends on how many milliamperes the device draws per hour.