AMPS

Early mobile standard

Amps is the plural of amp, which has two common meanings.

An amp is a unit of electrical current (short for ampere): The circuit draws fifteen amps.

An amp is also an amplifier, especially for musical instruments: He plugged his guitar into the amp.

To amp up is to intensify or energize: Let's amp up the volume.

audio

amplifier

Signal-strengthening electronic device

gain · distortion · overdrive · cabinet · head · combo · Fender · preamp · tone · volume

electrical

current

Directed flow of charge

  • voltageElectrical potential difference
  • wattsPower measurement units
  • ohmsResistance measurement units

power · circuit · milliamps · multimeter · fuse · breaker · load · draw · rating · capacity

biochemistry

nucleotide

Genetic code subunit

cellular energy · metabolism · adenine · ribose · enzyme · hydrolysis · phosphate · degradation · purine

Opposites
signal processing direction

AMPSattenuators

Devices that diminish intensity

dampeners · silencers · mute · preamps · resistors

audio technology type

AMPSdigital audio

Sound stored numerically

DACs · plugins · digital effects · solid-state

electrical property measured

AMPSohms

Resistance measurement units

volts · resistance · impedance

Phrases
Family

amp, amped, amping, ampere, amperes, amperage

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G