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• watt current — noun : the component of the current in an alternating circuit that is in phase with the electromotive force …   Useful english dictionary

• current — Synonyms and related words: AC, Brownian movement, DC, Zeitgeist, a la mode, absorption current, accepted, accessible, accidental, accompanying, accustomed, active current, actual, ado, advance, advised, affirmed, affluence, afflux, affluxion,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Watt's law — is an improper name used for the Basic Power Formula: :P = V cdot I where :P is the power in watts:V is the potential difference in volts:I is the current in amperesThe basic power formula is used to calculate the electrical power P dissipated in …   Wikipedia

• Watt-peak — (Wp) is a measure of the nominal power of a photovoltaic solar energy device under laboratory illumination conditions. Related units such as kilowatt peak or kilowatts peak (kWp) and megawatts peak are also used, and in the context of domestic… …   Wikipedia

• watt|less — «WOT lihs», adjective. Electricity. without watts or power (applied to an alternating current that differs in phase by 90 degrees from the electromotive force, or to an electromotive force that differs in phase by 90 degrees from the current) …   Useful english dictionary

• watt — ► NOUN ▪ the unit of power in the SI system, equivalent to one joule per second and corresponding to the rate of energy in an electric circuit where the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere. ORIGIN named after the Scottish… …   English terms dictionary

• Watt — For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). Kilowatt redirects here. For the community in Kern County, California, see Kilowatt, California. KW redirects here. For other uses, see KW (disambiguation). The watt (pronounced /ˈwɒt/ wot; symbol: W) is …   Wikipedia

• watt-hour meter — ▪ instrument       device that measures and records over time the electric power flowing through a circuit. Although there are several different types of watt hour meters, each consists essentially of a small electric motor and a counter. A… …   Universalium

• watt — The SI unit of electrical power; the power available when the current is 1 ampere and the electromotive force is 1 volt; equal to 1 joule (107 ergs) per second or 1 voltampere. [James W., Scot. engineer, 1736–1819] * * * watt wät …   Medical dictionary

• Watt — (W)   The rate of energy transfer equivalent to one ampere under an electrical pressure of one volt. One watt equals 1/746 horsepower, or one joule per second. It is the product of Voltage and Current (amperage).   ***   The electric unit of… …   Energy terms

• Watt balance — The watt balance is an experimental electromechanical apparatus that may one day provide a definition of the kilogram based on electronics. The watt balance is a more accurate version of the ampere balance, in which the force between two current… …   Wikipedia