watt

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[ wot ]

noun

1. the standard unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one joule per second and equal to the power in a circuit in which a current of one ampere flows across a potential difference of one volt. : W, w.

Watt

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[ wot ]

noun

1. James, 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor.

watt

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/ wɒt /

noun

1. 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 ^–3horsepower W

Watt

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/ wɒt /

noun

1. WattJames17361819MScottishTECHNOLOGY: engineerTECHNOLOGY: inventor 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

¹

1. British engineer and inventor who patented a much improved version of the steam engine (1769) and devised the unit of horsepower. The watt unit of power is named for him.

watt

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/ wŏt /

1. The SI derived unit used to measure power, equal to one joule per second. In electricity, a watt is equal to current (in amperes) multiplied by voltage (in volts).

watt

1. The basic unit of power , named after the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor James Watt .

Word History and Origins

Origin of watt¹

First recorded in 1882; named after J. Watt

Word History and Origins

Origin of watt¹

C19: named after James Watt

Example Sentences

Watt had reported to the Steelers for training camp, avoiding mandatory daily fines of $50,000 that would have accompanied a holdout.

From Washington Post

Watt led the league with 15 sacks last season and finished second to Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald in voting for the NFL’s defensive player of the year award.

From Washington Post

Watt thanked the team and expressed his affection for Texans fans.

From Washington Post

The M1 claims to have the record for best CPU performance per watt.

From Popular-Science

Watt didn’t score in the semifinal but contributed in a massive way on the defensive end.

From FiveThirtyEight

Watt never did anything to regain his position, although it bothered him for the rest of his life.

From The Daily Beast

Not really, according to Andrew Watt, the president and CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

From The Daily Beast

He was a beautiful child, sweet natured, affectionate, with cocoa-colored skin and a thousand-watt smile.

From The Daily Beast

Blanche was a fragile white moth beating against the unbreakable sides of a 1000 watt bulb.

From The Daily Beast

A potential sociopath with a hundred-watt smile, Bob is essentially Don Draper 2.0, except totally different.

From The Daily Beast

The statue in Ratcliffe Place was subscribed for in 1867, and the figure is very like the portrait of Watt.

From Project Gutenberg

Watt's first pumping engine was started at Bloomfield Colliery, March 8, 1776.

From Project Gutenberg

The cost of erection and the consumption of coal are not above one-third of a Boulton and Watt's, to perform the same work.

From Project Gutenberg

Its first cost and expense in working to be much less than that of the Watt low-pressure steam vacuum engine.

From Project Gutenberg

People used to say that she forked the mine better than two of Boulton and Watt's 80-inch cylinder engines.

From Project Gutenberg