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wattagenounAn amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
voltagenoun(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
heriotnoun(historical) A payment made to a lord on the death of a tenant.
consumptionnounThe act of eating, drinking or using.
watnounA Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
angkornounA region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
boultonnounA surname.
petawattnoun(metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 10¹⁵ watts. Symbol: PW. An amount of power much larger than all the power generated by all power stations on Earth. (Consuming 1 petawatt during a duration of 1 hour would consume 1 petawatt-hour of energy.)
j/snoun(aeronautical jargon) Initialism of jump seat. [(colloquial) An extra seat in an aircraft cabin or cockpit for someone other than a passenger.]
kilowattnounOne thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
megawattnounOne million (1 000 000) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as an entire commercial building or a small passenger aircraft. (Consuming 1 megawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 megawatt-hour of energy.)
gigawattnounOne thousand million (10⁹) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a midsize town or several small ones. (Consuming 1 gigawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 gigawatt-hour of energy.)
terawattnounOne million million (10¹²) watts, an amount of power large enough to power an entire region with many cities. (Consuming 1 terawatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 terawatt-hour of energy.).
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picowattnounOne million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
nanowattnounOne thousand millionth (10⁻⁹) of a watt, abbreviated as nW.
microwattnounOne millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt.
milliwattnounOne thousandth (10⁻³) of a watt, an amount of power that can power a small electronic device such as a single microchip. (Consuming 1 milliwatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 milliwatt-hour of energy.).

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