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View synonyms for amp

amp

1

[ amp ]

noun

, Electricity.


amp

2

[ amp ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to excite or energize (usually followed by up ):

    We were so amped up for the game that we forgot to eat.

amp

3

[ amp ]

noun

, Slang.

AMP

4

abbreviation for

, Biochemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble nucleotide, C 10 H 12 N 5 O 3 H 2 PO 4 , obtained by the partial hydrolysis of ATP or of ribonucleic acid, yielding on hydrolysis adenine, ribose, and orthophosphoric acid.

amp.

5

abbreviation for

, Electricity.
  1. amperage.
  2. ampere; amperes.

amp.

1

abbreviation for

  1. ampere
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AMP

2

abbreviation for

  1. adenosine monophosphate
  2. Australian Mutual Provident Society
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amp

3

/ æmp /

noun

  1. an ampere
  2. informal.
    an amplifier
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    to excite or become excited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

AMP

/ ā′ĕm-pē /

  1. Short for adenosine monophosphate. An organic compound that is composed of adenosine and one phosphate group. It is one of the nucleotides present in DNA and RNA, and is also the fundamental component of ATP and ADP. During certain cellular metabolic processes, AMP forms from ADP when the latter loses a phosphate group, and AMP forms ADP by acquiring a phosphate group. Chemical formula: C 10 H 14 N 5 O 7 P.


amp

  1. A unit of electric current (see also current ). One ampere corresponds to a certain number of electrons passing a fixed point each second.


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Notes

A typical household's electrical supply includes a total of 120 to 200 amps; a typical house circuit carries 15 to 50 amps.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amp1

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of amp2

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

Origin of amp3

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Origin of amp4

First recorded in 1950–55; a(denosine) m(ono-)p(hosphate)
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Example Sentences

To amp up heart rate in the weight room, incorporate total-body movements with limited rest in between sets.

There is probably even pressure on the True Blood showrunners to amp up the nudity.

Austin, a skinny sixteen-year-old, dressed all in black, kneels on the floor plugging wires into a guitar amp.

The retail industry knows that to survive, it needs to amp up the experience and add entertainment.

AMP life was pleasant, aside from the perpetual drilling, marching and countermarching.

This fact is shown clearly by tests made to determine the time required to discharge a 100 Amp.

The amp, speakers, and A/V switcher were all missing from her home theater.

He was certain his shout overmodulated every amp tube in the entire World City viewer system.

Us Goshen people kind o' kept together when we set down in the amp'itheater.

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