ALL meanings of watt
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W w - noun watt The SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere. 1
- noun watt unit of electricity 1
- noun watt James, 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. 1
- countable noun watt A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power. 0
- noun watt James. 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. His fundamental improvements to the steam engine led to the widespread use of steam power in industry 0
- noun watt the derived SI unit of power, equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a potential difference of 1 volt. 1 watt is equivalent to 1.341 × 10–3 horsepower 0
- noun watt James1736-1819; Scot. engineer & inventor: pioneer in the development of the steam engine 0
- noun watt the basic unit of electric, mechanical, or thermal power in the SI and MKS systems, equal to one joule per second or 107 ergs per second (1⁄746 of a horsepower): for electric power it is equal to one volt-ampere 0
- noun watt A watt is a unit of power, equal to a power rate of one joule of work per second of time. 0