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- [wot-ij]
- /ˈwɒt ɪdʒ/
- /wɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wot-ij]
- /ˈwɒt ɪdʒ/
Definitions of wattage word
- noun wattage power, as measured in watts. 1
- noun wattage the amount of power required to operate an electrical appliance or device. 1
- noun wattage A measure of electrical power expressed in watts. 1
- noun wattage electrical power 1
- uncountable noun wattage The wattage of a piece of electrical equipment is the amount of electrical power which it produces or uses, expressed in watts. 0
- noun wattage power, esp electric power, measured in watts 0
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Origin of wattage
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; watt + -age
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Parts of speech for Wattage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wattage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wattage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wattage
noun wattage
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- electricity — A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
Antonyms for wattage
noun wattage
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
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