Associations to the word «Amp»

Wiktionary

AMP, noun. (colloquial) ampere, the unit of electrical current.
AMP, noun. (colloquial) clipped form of amplifier.
AMP, verb. To amplify.
AMP DEAMINASE, noun. An enzyme that plays a role in the metabolic process that converts sugar, fat, and protein into cellular energy.

Dictionary definition

AMP, noun. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps".
AMP, noun. A nucleotide found in muscle cells and important in metabolism; reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke