watt
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++watt /wɒt $ wɑːt/ ●○○ noun [countable] (written abbreviation W or w) TMTPEa unit for measuring electrical power 瓦(特)〔电的功率单位〕 a 100–watt bulb 100瓦的灯泡
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watt• Simply get two 100 watt light bulbs and put them in a gooseneck lamp.• The Brackley blooms are brought out early with a little help from 400 watt lamps sunning them from January onwards.• Peavey Classic 50 watt 2x12, old valve model, £400.• Most of the electric line trimmers are between 150 and 500 watts.• I had entered the under 500 watts amateur class.• This 600 watt machined removed three layers of old paint from a veneered cabinet in minutes.• Marshall 80 watt Valvestate combo, never gigged, 6 months old, £270.• The extreme ultraviolet power was only a few watts, but it was adequate to detect molecular hydrogen.watt bulb• Simply get two 100 watt light bulbs and put them in a gooseneck lamp.• If it is much less, try using a 40 watt bulb instead.• Is it a 50 watt bulb that a child's been scribbling on with a black felt tip pen?• It was a sixty watt bulb but after the darkness it made everyone blink.• It was as if he'd sat down hard on a thousand watt light bulb.Origin watt (1800-1900) James Wattwatt nounChinese
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watt
watt /wɒt $ wɑːt/
(written abbreviation W or w) noun [countable]
a 100–watt bulb
watt /wɒt $ wɑːt/
(written abbreviation W or w) noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: James Watt
a unit for measuring electrical power:Origin: James Watt
Watt
Watt, James
(1736–1819) a British engineer who made important improvements to the STEAM ENGINE, although he did not actually invent it, as some people wrongly believe. The measure of electrical power, the watt, is named after him.
Watt, James
(1736–1819) a British engineer who made important improvements to the STEAM ENGINE, although he did not actually invent it, as some people wrongly believe. The measure of electrical power, the watt, is named after him.