watt
Noun
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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 (synset 113666001)is a type of: power unit - a measure of electric powerhas: milliwatt - a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a wattis a part of:- kilowatt, kw - a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
- h.p., horsepower, hp - a unit of power equal to 746 watts
same as: w -
Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) (synset 111396737)
is an instance of:
- applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
- artificer, discoverer, inventor - someone who is the first to think of or make something
same as: james watt
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