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
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
• ATWT, at. wt., twat
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.
• 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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
