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milliwatt Definition

milli·watt (-wät′)

noun

one thousandth of a watt: abbrev. mW

milliwatt Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • beam: Polystyrene spheres 5 microns in diameter were then pushed along at 1.1 centimeters per second by an 80 milliwatt argon laser beam.
  • laser: Polystyrene spheres 5 microns in diameter were then pushed along at 1.1 centimeters per second by an 80 milliwatt argon laser beam.

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  1. ‹ millivolt
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  7. ‹ millionairess
  8. ‹ millionaire
  9. ‹ million
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