"amperes" in the noun sense
1. ampere, international ampere
a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
2. ampere, amp, A
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
"a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"
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