Watt Definition

wŏt
watts
noun
watts
The basic unit of electric, mechanical, or thermal power in the SI and MKS systems, equal to one joule per second or 107 ergs per second (1746 of a horsepower): for electric power it is equal to one volt-ampere.
Webster's New World

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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Synonyms:
  • w
  • james watt
pronoun

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

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Other Word Forms of Watt

Noun

Singular:
watt
Plural:
Watts

Origin of Watt

  • Named after the Scottish engineer James Watt.

    From Wiktionary

  • After James Watt

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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