watt
pronunciation
How to pronounce watt in British English:
UK [wɒt]
How to pronounce watt in American English:
US [wɑːt]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- watt (n.)
- unit of electrical power, 1882, in honor of James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor. The surname is from an old pet form of Walter and also is in Watson.
Example
- 1. Indeed , china had built a form of steam engine before james watt .
- 2. By last year the price had fallen to about $ 2.70 per watt .
- 3. The energy output of that first reactor was tiny : just half a watt .
- 4. At the moment the membranes at tofte put out one watt per square metre .
- 5. Hungary , slovenia and portugal have introduced short-time schemes recently , according to mr watt .