microwatt

[ mahy-kroh-wot ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a unit of power equal to one millionth of a watt. : μW, μ w

Word History and Origins

Origin of microwatt¹

First recorded in 1910–15; micro- + watt

Example Sentences

If she was broadcastin', with a hell of a lot more'n a micro-microwatt—it'd be bad!

From Project Gutenberg