WATT

Watt, James Watt

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

watt

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

watt (plural watts)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

Anagrams

• ATWT, at. wt., twat

Proper noun

Watt

A diminutive of the male given name Walter, of medieval usage, variant of Wat.

An English and Scottish patronymic surname.

A ghost town in California, United States.

Anagrams

• ATWT, at. wt., twat

Source: Wiktionary


Watt, n. Etym: [From the distinguished mechanician and scientist, James Watt.] (Physics)

Definition: A unit of power or activity equal to 107 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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