watt-hour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wot ouuh r, ou-er]
- /wɒt aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
- /wɒt ˈaʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wot ouuh r, ou-er]
- /wɒt aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of watt-hour word

noun watt-hour a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt operating for one hour, equivalent to 3600 joules. Abbreviation: Wh. 1
noun watt-hour a unit of energy equal to a power of one watt operating for one hour. 1 watt-hour equals 3600 joules 0
noun watt-hour a unit of electrical energy or work, equal to one watt acting for one hour, or 3,600 joules 0
noun watt-hour A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. 0

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Origin of watt-hour

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Watt-hour

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watt-hour popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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