watt

[US]/wɒt/
[UK]/wɑːt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. unit of power, watt; surname; Scottish inventor.

Phrases & Collocations

wattage

kilowatt

megawatt

watt-hour

Example Sentences

a 60 watt electric light

Watts Lake began as a marine inlet.

the Watts clan is one of racing's oldest families.

The road to Watts turns off here.

The LV60 is typically pentode amplifier and is constructed in class AB for ca. 65 Watt power output.

Tum on or turn off the pipelines where the nominal pressure is less than 1.0MPa and the media mustbe watter steam.water oroll.

Real-world Examples

It consumes only six watts of power.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2015 Collection

Consider this average light bulb which consumes roughly 100 watts.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

One joule per second equals one watt.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The device generates about three watts of power.

Source: VOA Standard August 2015 Collection

It takes a hundred watts to light a bulb.

Source: Discovery documentary "Understanding Electricity"

An energy-saving light bulb will use about 10 to 15 watts of power.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

A standard light bulb is 60 watts so it's even less than that.

Source: Wall Street Journal

It features dual drivers and twin subwoofers that delivers 20 watts of high-quality audio.

Source: Realm of Legends

It takes about seven tons of this material to make 1 million watts of solar cells.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

It only takes 35 kilograms of this material to make the same million watts of solar cells.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2020 Collection

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