wattmeter
[wot-mee-ter]
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noun Electricity.
a calibrated instrument for measuring electric power in watts.
Nearby words
- watterson, henry,
- wattle,
- wattle and daub,
- wattlebird,
- wattless component,
- watts,
- watts riots,
- watts, isaac,
- watts-dunton,
- watts-dunton, theodore
Origin of wattmeter
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Examples from the Web for wattmeter
I will now take you to see the wattmeter which measures all the electric energy used in this building.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. WoodhullWe will now take the reading of the wattmeter, note the time and read it again later.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. WoodhullWe counted the revolutions of the wattmeter and found them to be sixty per minute.
The Library of Work and Play: Electricity and Its Everyday Uses|John F. Woodhull
wattmeter
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