Definition of amperage
plural amperages
1
: the strength of a current of electricity expressed in amperes
2
: level of excitement or energy
- The famed animator … ups the amperage by kicking the visuals into the unpredictable world of the teenage subconscious.
- —Entertainment Weekly
- If his prospects appeared to be dim, his intellectual life took on a new amperage. He seized his London days with manic energy.
- —John Lahr
