Watts
noun
1.
André
[ahn-drey] /ˈɑn dreɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1946, U.S. concert pianist, born in Germany.
2.
George Frederick, 1817–1904, English painter and sculptor.
3.
Isaac, 1674–1748, English theologian and hymnist.
noun
1.
the standard unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one joule per second and equal to the power in a circuit in which a current of one ampere flows across a potential difference of one volt.
Abbreviation: W, w.
noun
1.
George Frederick. 1817–1904, English painter and sculptor, noted esp for his painting Hope (1886) and his sculpture Physical Energy (1904) in Kensington Gardens, London
2.
Isaac. 1674–1748, English hymn-writer
noun
1.
the derived SI unit of power, equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a potential difference of 1 volt. 1 watt is equivalent to 1.341 × 10–3 horsepower W
noun
1.
James. 1736–1819, Scottish engineer and inventor. His fundamental improvements to the steam engine led to the widespread use of steam power in industry
watt (wŏt)
n.
Abbr. W
A unit of power in the International System of Units equal to one joule per second.
watt
(wŏt)
The SI derived unit used to measure power, equal to one joule per second. In electricity, a watt is equal to current (in amperes) multiplied by voltage (in volts).
watt definition
The basic unit of power, named after the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor James Watt.
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