All 4 Uses of
ampere
in
Where She Went
- We were so nervous that we turned the amps up too loud, creating a frenzy of feedback that made the neighbors complain, and then we overcompensated by playing so low that we couldn't hear one another's instruments.†
p. 193.1 *amps = amperes -- measured units of electric current
- But as soon as my fingers close around Mia's, the thing I notice is that it stops and suddenly it goes quiet, like when the squall of feedback is suddenly cut when someone switches off an amp.†
p. 56.8
- She plugs in the guitar, tosses me the cord, and turns on the amp.†
p. 233.9
- But instead, I turn up the amp, fish a pick out of my pocket, and just say yes.†
p. 234.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(ampere) a unit of measurement for electric currentAmpere is often shortened to amp.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Amp (the abbreviation for ampere) is also used as an abbreviation for amplifier. It is also used as a synonym for energize--as in "Caffeine will amp me up."