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Phrases 16
- watt-hourA unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules.
- watt-secondA derived unit of energy that represents the energy provided by one watt of power acting for a duration of one second.
- mega-wattOne million (10⁶) watts, abbreviated as MW.
- watt-hoursplural of watt-hour: A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules.
- watt-secondsplural of watt-second: A derived unit of energy that represents the energy provided by one watt of power acting for a duration of one second.
- watt-hour meterA meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
- watt-hour metersplural of watt-hour meter: A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
- watt-yearA unit of energy equal to that provided by one watt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁶ joules).
- micro-wattOne millionth ( 10⁻⁶ ) of a watt, abbreviated as µW.
- nano-wattOne thousand millionth ( 10⁻⁹ ) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.
- watt-yearsplural of watt-year: A unit of energy equal to that provided by one watt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁶ joules).
- pico-wattOne million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
- tera-wattOne million million (10¹²) watts, abbreviated as TW.
- giga-wattOne thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.
- kilo-wattOne thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.
- milli-wattAlternative form of milliwatt: One thousandth (10⁻³) of a watt, an amount of power that can power a small electronic device such as a single microchip. (Consuming 1 milliwatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 milliwatt-hour of …
Compound words 33
- hectowattA unit of power equal to 100 watts.
- attowattAn SI unit of power equal to 10⁻¹⁸ watts. Symbol: aW
- centiwattOne hundredth of a watt.
- decawattA unit of power equal to ten watts
- watthourAlternative spelling of watt-hour: A unit of electrical energy equal to the power of one watt in use for one hour; often used as a unit of electricity consumption. It is equal to 3600 joules.
- wattlessWithout any electrical power; said of an alternating current or component of current when it differs in phase by 90 degrees from the electromotive force which produces it, or of an electromotive force or component thereof when the current …
- kilowattOne thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of …
- wattageAn amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
- megawattOne million (1 000 000) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as an entire commercial building or a small passenger aircraft. (Consuming 1 megawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 megawatt-hour of energy.)
- wattersplural of watter: Something that uses the specified amount of watts.