Milliwatt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Milliwatt is a noun meaning One 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.).
Meaning
One 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.).
Example Sentences
Holonyms: W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt
Word Forms
- milliwatts
- milli-watt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include milli-watt, microwatt, micro-watt, centiwatt, picowatt, mega-watt.
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