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Watt

Watt Meaning & Definition
Watt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Watt?

[n] Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Watt: James Watt | W

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See Also | applied scientist | artificer | discoverer | engineer | H.P. | horsepower | HP | inventor | kilowatt | kW | milliwatt | power unit | technologist

Watt In Webster's Dictionary

\Watt\, n. [From the distinguished mechanician and scientist, James Watt.] (Physics) A unit of power or activity equal to 10^{7} C.G.S. units of power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An English horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.

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