watt

(wɒt)

Word forms: plural watts

countable noun

A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power.

Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up to 720 watts.

...a 100-watt lightbulb.

Watt in British English

(wɒt)

noun

James. 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. His fundamental improvements to the steam engine led to the widespread use of steam power in industry

watt in British English

(wɒt)

noun

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

Symbol: W

Word origin

C19: named after James Watt

Watt in American English

(wɑt)

James1736-1819; Scot. engineer & inventor: pioneer in the development of the steam engine

watt in American English

(wɑt)

noun

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

abbrev. W

Word origin

after Watt: name proposed (1882) by Siemens

watt in Electrical Engineering

(wɒt) or W

Word forms: (regular plural) watts

noun

(Electrical engineering: General)

A watt is a unit of power, equal to a power rate of one joule of work per second of time.

A 100 watt amplifier would have to be reduced to 10 in order for an audio perception of a soundlevel to be cut in half.

The average person in the US consumes 60 barrels of oil per year and on average thisis 10,000 watts of power consumption.

A watt is a unit of power, equal to a power rate of one joule of work per second of time.

Word originsThis word is named for James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish engineer.

Examples of 'Watt' in a sentence
Watt

Each bulb is 50 watts and there are four in each half of the room.Some of these devices use up to 100 watts of power while their owners sleep.Our sound system has 12,000 watts of power.The vehicle uses just 1,200 watts of solar power to run its 98 per cent efficient motor.There's no hot air to pipe out via a window and it uses only 50 watts of electricity.

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British English: watt NOUN

A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power.

Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up to 720 watts.

American English: watt
Brazilian Portuguese: watt
Chinese: 瓦特 >电的功率单位
European Spanish: vatio
French: watt
German: Watt
Italian: watt
Japanese: ワット
Korean: 와트
European Portuguese: watt
Latin American Spanish: vatio

Chinese translation of 'watt'

watt

(wɔt)

n (c)

瓦 (wǎ)
a 100-watt light-bulb 一只100瓦的灯(燈)泡 (yī zhī yībǎi wǎ de dēngpào)

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单词	watt
释义	watt (wɒt) Word forms: plural watts countable noun A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power. Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up to 720 watts. ...a 100-watt lightbulb. Watt in British English (wɒt) noun James. 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. His fundamental improvements to the steam engine led to the widespread use of steam power in industry watt in British English (wɒt) noun 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 Symbol: W Word origin C19: named after James Watt Watt in American English (wɑt) James1736-1819; Scot. engineer & inventor: pioneer in the development of the steam engine watt in American English (wɑt) noun 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 abbrev. W Word origin after Watt: name proposed (1882) by Siemens watt in Electrical Engineering (wɒt) or W Word forms: (regular plural) watts noun (Electrical engineering: General) A watt is a unit of power, equal to a power rate of one joule of work per second of time. A 100 watt amplifier would have to be reduced to 10 in order for an audio perception of a soundlevel to be cut in half. The average person in the US consumes 60 barrels of oil per year and on average thisis 10,000 watts of power consumption. A watt is a unit of power, equal to a power rate of one joule of work per second of time. Word originsThis word is named for James Watt (1736-1819), the Scottish engineer. Examples of 'Watt' in a sentence Watt Each bulb is 50 watts and there are four in each half of the room. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Some of these devices use up to 100 watts of power while their owners sleep. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Our sound system has 12,000 watts of power. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The vehicle uses just 1,200 watts of solar power to run its 98 per cent efficient motor. The Sun (2011) There's no hot air to pipe out via a window and it uses only 50 watts of electricity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In other languages watt British English: watt NOUN A watt is a unit of measurement of electrical power. Use a 3 amp fuse for equipment up to 720 watts. American English: watt Brazilian Portuguese: watt Chinese: 瓦特 >电的功率单位 European Spanish: vatio French: watt German: Watt Italian: watt Japanese: ワット Korean: 와트 European Portuguese: watt Latin American Spanish: vatio Chinese translation of 'watt' watt (wɔt) n (c) 瓦 (wǎ) a 100-watt light-bulb 一只100瓦的灯(燈)泡 (yī zhī yībǎi wǎ de dēngpào) Seew
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