🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

瓦特

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wǎtè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Watt/wɒt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个灯泡消耗60瓦特。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A unit of power equal to one joule per second, used to measure the rate of energy transfer.

    "The light bulb consumes 60 watts of power."
  2. 2

    A measure of electrical power, often used to describe the output of engines and the consumption of electrical devices.

    "This generator produces 500 watts of electricity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'watt' is named after James Watt, an 18th-century Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer who made significant improvements to the steam engine. The word was adopted into English in the late 19th century as a unit of power in the International System of Units (SI).

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