watt
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2.9
- noun
- /wɑt/
- Specialized
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vatio
- The energy-efficient light bulb uses only 10 watts of power to produce bright illumination.
- watts of power
- 100-watt bulb
- 100 watts
We could just use watts, kilowatts, that sort of thing.
- We could just use watts, kilowatts, that sort of thing.
- They're running with three watts, so they're three Watt diodes.
- Oh wow bro with the thousand Watt power supply is real mad.
Examples
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This solar panel can generate up to 300 watts of electricity in optimal sunlight conditions.
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We are talking say about four watts per stick.
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Anybody have an idea how many watts per square meter from the sun?
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The current cost of PV modules is less than $5 per watt for large quantities.
Academic text (1994) -
The light fixture above the sink had a sixty-watt bulb burning in it.
Fiction book (1998) -
One square meter of PV modules will provide 130 watts of electricity at noon on a clear day.
Academic text (1994) -
I achieve excellent color results with regular household 150-watt soft white bulbs in 5-inch Victor reflectors.
Academic text (1994) -
The new charging station is capable of delivering 120 watts to quickly power devices.
Synonyms
10
3.3
A unit for measuring power, for example the electricity a light bulb uses
Compounds
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Watt is named after the Scottish engineer James Watt, who made the steam engine much more powerful. So a watt is a unit for 'power' — it measures how fast energy is used, for example how much work an engine can do in one second.