Amperes

The amp is a shortened version of the word amperes. Amperes was also the discoverer of the amp, thus the name.

Amps are a unit of measurement, represented with the symbol A in a circuit diagram, that measures the flow of electrons in an electrical unit. You can measure amps using an amp meter, which is represented with the letter A in a circle, with a + sign to the side of it, on a circuit diagram.

Some scientific laws use the amp, including Ohm's Law. This tells us that the flow, divided by the voltage, is how many ohms there are in a circuit. The flow is represented with I, the voltage with V and the resistance with R. This is the formula for it:

V divided by I is equal to R.
R = How many ohms there are. Example:

If there are 3 amperes and 60 volts, then there would be 20 Ohms as the resistance:-

60/3=20

by DJ-Power September 30, 2009

ampersand

the & symbol. simple as that.

I like macaroni & cheese.

by Jade November 3, 2004

amperstand

A very common misspelling of the word, "ampersand" -- the 'and' symbol -- yeah this thing: ---> &

{Craig}: Hey -=ShoEboX=-, when did you name your cat Amperstand?
{-=ShoEboX=-}: It's Ampersand dammit! AMPERSAND!!!

by Telephony March 9, 2015

Amberescent

A color characteristic typically found in the eyes or hair of beautiful women that contains dark shades of brown. The characteristic itself refers to the translucent hues of amber or even copper found in strands of hair or the iris of the eye.

"Crystal, your dark brown eyes and hair are absolutely radiant of their amberescent hues in this sunlight."

by Phyxious October 17, 2007

ampersand

An ampersand is the symbol &, which was designed by German typesetter Manfred Johann Amper in 1634 as an abbreviation for the German word "und", which means "and" in English; hence the symbol was first known as "Amper's 'and' ", which was eventually syncopated into "ampersand", the term by which we know it today.

On a standard US keyboard the ampersand is on the same key as the numeral 7.

Her malformed pretzels looked like ampersands.

In formal symbolic logic the truth-functional connective AND is often represented by an ampersand.

by &y &erson October 26, 2010

ampersandy

Twisted or freakish. Like the ampersand &.

"There was this ampersandy biker guy in the bathroom eyeballing my junk at the urinal."

by Cli June 29, 2006

aperest

When a nigger is wrangled by law enforcement for engaging in their typical criminig behavior

Sambo T. Washington was placed under aperest for charges of beating and raping an elderly Asian woman.

by Blakk Jeebus n sheeeeit December 1, 2022