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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley