Topical Terminology > Watt (W)
Watt (W)
For Watt (W) we have terms and definitions in 5 topics. The topics are Climatology, Electric Power, Energy, Solar Energy and UPS.
Watt (W) (Climatology) 
The derived unit for power. Named for James Watt (1736-1819), a Scottish engineer. 1 watt is equal to 1 joule per second
See more Climatology Terms ...
Watt (W) (Electric Power)
The unit of electric power, or amount of work (J), done in a unit of time. One ampere of current flowing at a potential of one volt produces one watt of power.
See more Electric Power Terms ...
Watt (W) (Energy)
The unit of electrical power equal to one ampere under a pressure of one volt. A Watt is equal to 1/746 horsepower.
See more Energy Terms ...
Watt (W) (Solar Energy)
The unit of electric power, or amount of work (J), done in a unit of time. One ampere of current flowing at a potential of one volt produces one watt of power.
See more Solar Energy Terms ...
Watt (W) (UPS)
The unit of measure for true power. Watts = VA x Power Factor
Similar
Browse words that start with:
Browse All Terms by First Letter
Term Search
Looking for more topical resources?
> Feeds
> General Reference
> News Video
> Recipes
> Podcasts
> Tags
We currently have 172,616 terms and definitions across 1,105 topics.
This work is licensed under Creative Commons.
Design by NOWdesign
