amp /æmp/
noun [countable][
Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: ampere]
[
Sense 2: Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: amplifier]
1. (
also am‧pere /ˈæmpeə $ -pɪr/) a unit for measuring electric current:
a 3 amp fuse2. informal an
amplifier [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲