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see|Watt
English

Etymology
wikipedia
Named after the Scottish engineer w:james Watt|James Watt.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/wÉ’t/, SAMPA|/wQt/
a|US AHD|wät, IPA|/wɑt/, SAMPA|/wAt/
rhymes|É’t

Homophones
what (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
wot

Noun
en-noun

1. 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

Derived terms
picowatt
nanowatt
microwatt
milliwatt
kilowatt
megawatt
gigawatt
terawatt

Translations

Bulgarian: ват (vat) m
Chinese: 瓦特 (wate)
Finnish: watti
French: watt#French|watt m
German: Watt
Italian: watt#Italian|watt m (p: watt)
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Japanese: ワット
Polish: wat m
Russian: ватт (vatt) m
Spanish: vatio m, watt#Spanish|watt m
Swedish: watt#Swedish|watt c

See also
:w:watt|Wikipedia article watt

Category:English eponyms|Watt
Category:English homophones
Category:SI units
Category:Units of measure

French

Noun
watt m

1. watt

Category:fr:Units of measure

Italian

Noun
watt m

1. watt
2. watts

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Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m

1. watt

Category:es:Units of measure

Swedish

Noun
;watt c

1. watt

Category:sv:Units of measure

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