milliwatt

mil·li·watt

M0303550 (mĭl′ə-wŏt′)n. Abbr. mW A unit of power equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a watt.

milliwatt

(ˈmɪlɪˌwɒt) n (Units) one thousandth of a watt

mil•li•watt

(ˈmɪl əˌwɒt)

n. 1/1000 of a watt. [1910–15]

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milliwatt - a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a wattpower unit - a measure of electric powerabwatt - a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)watt, 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