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amper

amper noun: a tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter. Also the abbreviation of ampersand.

Noun

amper (plural ampers)

  1. A tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
  2. A defect or flaw, especially in cloth.

Also used as

amper is also the abbreviation of ampersand.

Forms of amper

pluralampers
alternative formampor
alternative formnanberry
alternative formanbury
alternative formanberry
alternative formambury

Origin of amper

From Middle English ampre, from Old English ampre (“a dilated vein, varix, tumour, swelling; dock, sorrel”), from Proto-West Germanic *amprō, *amprā (“dock, sorrel”), which is related to Proto-Germanic *ampraz (“sharp”). Related to aber.

Words formed from amper

Questions about amper

What does amper mean?
Amper means a tumour, often accompanied by inflammation; pustule; varicose vein; pus; atter.
What part of speech is amper?
Amper is a noun.
What is the plural of amper?
The plural of amper is ampers.

Words near amper in the dictionary

  1. ampelotherapy
  2. ampelovirus
  3. ampeloviruses
  4. ampelozizyphoid
  5. ampelozizyphoids
  6. amper
  7. amperage
  8. amperages
  9. ampere
  10. ampere balance
  11. ampere balances

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