abwatt

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ab- (“absolute”) +‎ watt

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb.wɒt/
(US) IPA^(key): /æb.wɑt/
Rhymes: -ɑːt
Hyphenation: ab‧watt

Noun[edit]

abwatt (plural abwatts)

(electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10^-7 watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

References[edit]

Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7

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