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The definition of amp is an abbreviation for ampere which is the basic unit of measurement for electricity.

(abbreviation)

Calculating the speed of an electric current with the basic unit that was adopted under the SI, or Systeme International d'Unites, is an example of measuring to determine the number of amps.

Amp is an abbreviation for amplifier which is an electric device that increases electrical signals.

(abbreviation)

An object that an electric guitar is plugged into that makes it sound louder is an example of an amp.

See amp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

ampere
amplifier

amperage
ampere(s)

noun

a crystalline nucleotide, CHNOP, present in, and vital to the energy processes of, all living cells: also a major regulator of a cell's biochemical activity

Origin: a(denosine) m(ono)p(hosphate)

See amp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal