: the absolute meter-kilogram-second unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or to the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt : ¹/₇₄₆ horsepower
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The driver pops open the box and unfolds a scroll-like array of solar panels down the front and back of the vehicle, upping total available output to 1,200 watts once the box is secured back into closed position.
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New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2024
The total system required just over half a watt of power to stay aloft.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
His Westinghouse black and white Lunar TV camera, all 7 pounds of it, a million-dollar item operating on 7 watts with an odd frame-rate and resolution per NASA’s specs, had shown the most significant human achievement of the 20th century.
—Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
The Rapidan Dam, which was completed in 1910, is owned by the county and is capable of generating 6 million watts of hydroelectric power.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 26 June 2024
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New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2024
The total system required just over half a watt of power to stay aloft.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
His Westinghouse black and white Lunar TV camera, all 7 pounds of it, a million-dollar item operating on 7 watts with an odd frame-rate and resolution per NASA’s specs, had shown the most significant human achievement of the 20th century.
—Scott Lebar, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
The Rapidan Dam, which was completed in 1910, is owned by the county and is capable of generating 6 million watts of hydroelectric power.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 26 June 2024
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watt
noun
: a unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second
Etymology
named for James Watt 1736–1819 Scottish engineer
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watt
noun
: the absolute mks unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or to the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt : ¹/₇₄₆ horsepower
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