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wattage

wattage

6 3.9
The amount of electric power measured in watts
  • noun
  • /ˈwɑːtɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
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  • The electrician measured the wattage of the light bulb to ensure it was compatible with the lamp.
  • low-wattage

It's about like at this wattage, what's the output?

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Examples

  • For example, LED lights consume less overall wattage than HID or high intensity discharge lights.

  • If you don't want that, buy a good quality but lower wattage power supply.

  • You can charge it in double wattage if you want or super fast, but it's a phone designed to be held mostly in landscape.

  • It's too high a wattage.

  • So you need lower wattage, way more transferred light output.

  • Just using an oil spot on a paper, I can determine the relative wattage of two different light sources.

  • What is the best lighting and wattage for jewelry so that I do not get any shadows?

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  • You need to have a USB CA cable that supports the wattage that you need for fast charging.

  • Alternatively, read a book using a lamp with a low wattage bulb.

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  • The wall opposite me is raw brick, lined with low-wattage fixtures designed to look like gas lanterns.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

power
vswattage
  • Specialized
1.5

Energy that makes machines and lights work

is specific to the electrical rate and expressed using the standard quantity
load
vswattage
  • Specialized
92 5.2

The amount of electric power used or supplied

is the same measured idea but stresses expression using the standard quantity
electric power
vswattage
  • Specialized
14 3.4

How fast electricity moves in a circuit is equal to voltage times current

is the same concept but presented as an amount measured with the standard quantity
electrical power
vswattage
  • Specialized
12 3.2

The rate at which electricity flows through a circuit, measured by voltage times current

is the same rate but emphasised as measured using the standard quantity for it
power unit
vswattage
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A standard measure of electric power, like the watt

is the measured amount expressed using that standard quantity
PWR
vswattage
  • Specialized
6.4

A button or light that shows whether a device is on

is the measured amount expressed using the standard quantity rather than a short label

How Much Power

megawatt
  • Specialized
20 3.9
kilowatt
  • Specialized
16 3.2
wattage
  • Specialized
6 3.9
watt
  • Specialized
106 2.9
milliwatt
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Surface Forms

wattage singular
wattages plural

Morphology

wattage = watt (transparent) = watt + age

The noun is formed regularly from 'watt' with '-age' to mean the amount measured in watts.

Etymology

Wattage comes from the name Watt, for the Scottish engineer James Watt, plus the ending -age, which means 'amount' or 'level' like in postage. So wattage is the 'amount in watts' and tells you how much electrical power a device uses.