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  • noun Plural form of milliamp.

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Examples

  • Even if it's only a few milliamps, that is what flattens batteries.

    unknown title 2009

  • It's about the size of a brief case, runs on "milliamps" off one battery but can continuously charge up to 10 batteries.

    blogTO 2009

  • The spec has been bumped from carrying 100 miliamps to 900 milliamps, meaning that we can expect faster charge times on USB devices along with less worrying about how many power-needy devices are plugged into our hubs.

    Gear Lover 2009

  • In fact, the trap had contained only a few milliamps of juice.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • In fact, the trap had contained only a few milliamps of juice.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • "For the battleship, I should expect it to go up at the rate of ten milliamps in three seconds."

    In Spite of Their Declaration of Bombs 2010

  • If only a few milliamps make the trip from RF source to human body not at all unlikely when in contact with an RF source of any significant power, they are doing so through a resistance likely to be on the order of 50,000 to 150,000 ohms.

    Freshwater: A Bonsell in the offing? - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • But even with a store-bought DC power supply, could the current of 0.4 milliamps be deadly?

    Boing Boing 2007

  • If only a few milliamps make the trip from RF source to human body not at all unlikely when in contact with an RF source of any significant power, they are doing so through a resistance likely to be on the order of 50,000 to 150,000 ohms.

    Freshwater: A Bonsell in the offing? - The Panda's Thumb 2009

  • Better Power Output: Power output bump to 900 milliamps from 100 milliamps allows more devices to be charged faster via USB.

    Wired Top Stories 2008

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