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Watt

Watt

,
Noun.
[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.

Definition 2024


Watt

Watt

See also: watt

English

Proper noun

Watt

  1. An English and Scottish surname derived from the given name Wat.

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German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -at

Etymology 1

Noun

Watt n (genitive Watts, plural Watten)

  1. foreshore
Declension
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Etymology 2

Noun

Watt n (genitive Watts, plural Watt)

  1. watt (unit of power named after James Watt)
Declension

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑt/
    Rhymes: -ɑt

Etymology 1

From English watt.

Noun

Watt m (plural Watt)

  1. watt (unit of power)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German Watte (cotton wool).

Noun

Watt f (plural Watten)

  1. cotton wool

watt

watt

See also: Watt

English

Noun

watt (plural watts)

  1. 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

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Asturian

Noun

watt m (plural watts)

  1. watt (derived unit of power)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋɒt], [ʋɑt]

Noun

watt m (plural watts, diminutive wattje n)

  1. watt

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wat/

Noun

watt m (plural watts)

  1. watt

Galician

Noun

watt m (plural [please provide])

  1. watt

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Italian

Noun

watt m (invariable)

  1. watt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.

Noun

watt m (definite singular watten, indefinite plural watt, definite plural wattene)

  1. a watt (SI unit of power, symbol W)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.

Noun

watt m (definite singular watten, indefinite plural watt, definite plural wattane)

  1. a watt (as above)

Portuguese

Noun

watt m (plural watts)

  1. watt (derived unit of power)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa̠t/

Noun

watt m (plural watts)

  1. watt

Swedish

Noun

watt c

  1. watt