1. plural of milliamp; units of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere
Usage: technical; commonly abbreviated as mA

Examples

• The device draws only 50 milliamps of current when operating.
• The circuit breaker is rated for 15 milliamps.
• Battery capacity is often measured in milliamp-hours.
• The sensor requires a minimum of 10 milliamps to function properly.
• The power supply can deliver up to 2000 milliamps.