Defenition of the word watt
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Defenition of the word watt
- The derived SI unit of power defined as one joule of energy transferred per second with symbol "W".
- a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
- Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
Synonyms for the word watt
Meronymys for the word watt
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- H.P.
- horsepower
- HP
- kilowatt
- kW
- milliwatt
Hypernyms for the word watt
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- applied scientist
- artificer
- discoverer
- engineer
- inventor
- power unit
- technologist
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