watt

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UK/wɒt/US/wɑt/

noun

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.

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Meanings

watt1

nounwatt (plural watts)

plural watts

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.

Watt2

proper noun

alternative Watts

  1. Watt, a king of Sussex.
  2. An Anglo-Saxon given name.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Walter, of medieval usage, variant of Wat.
  4. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A ghost town in California, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm

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W
Broader
power unit
Also see
voltamperew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt.

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Translations

Afrikaans watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Arabic وَاط
  • وَاط (wāṭ)derived unit of power
Bengali ওয়াট
  • ওয়াট (ōẇaṭ)derived unit of power
Bulgarian ват
  • ват (vat)derived unit of power
Catalan watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Chinese Mandarin 瓦特
  • 瓦特 (wǎtè)derived unit of power
Czech watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Danish watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Dutch watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Esperanto vatto, ŭato
  • vattoderived unit of power
  • ŭatoderived unit of power
  • vatoderived unit of power
Estonian vatt
  • vattderived unit of power
Finnish watti
  • wattiderived unit of power
French watt
  • wattderived unit of power
German Watt
  • Wattderived unit of power
Greek βατ
  • βατ (vat)derived unit of power
Hebrew וָאט
  • וָאט (vat)derived unit of power
Hindi वॉट, वाट
  • वॉट (vŏṭ)derived unit of power
  • वाट (vāṭ)derived unit of power
Hungarian watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Icelandic vatt
  • vattderived unit of power
Indonesian watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Italian watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Japanese ワット
  • ワット (watto)derived unit of power
Korean 와트
  • 와트 (wateu)derived unit of power
Latvian vats
  • vatsderived unit of power
Lithuanian vatas
  • vatasderived unit of power
Malay watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Māori wata
  • wataderived unit of power
Norwegian Bokmål watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Persian وات
  • وات (vât)derived unit of power
Polish wat
  • watderived unit of power
Portuguese watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Romanian watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Russian ватт
  • ватт (vatt)derived unit of power
Scottish Gaelic uàt
  • uàtderived unit of power
Slovak watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Spanish vatio, watt
  • vatioderived unit of power
  • wattderived unit of power
  • watioderived unit of power
Swahili wati
  • watiderived unit of power
Swedish watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Tagalog watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Thai วัตต์
  • วัตต์ (wàt)derived unit of power
Turkish watt
  • wattderived unit of power
Ukrainian ват
  • ват (vat)derived unit of power
Urdu واٹ
  • واٹ (vāṭ)derived unit of power
Vietnamese watt, oát
  • wattderived unit of power
  • oátderived unit of power
  • oatderived unit of power
Yiddish וואַט
  • וואַט (vat)derived unit of power

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with watt

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Sounds the same

watwotwhat (Received Pronunciation, wine–whine merger)

Anagrams

twat
Cite this entry
APA

watt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watt

MLA

“watt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watt.

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