Meanings
plural milliwatt-years
- A unit of energy equal to that provided by one milliwatt acting for one year (31·536 × 10³ joules).
Meronyms: kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J)
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Holonyms: megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J) < watt-year (31.536e6 J) < gigajoule (1.000e9 J) < megawatt-hour (3.600e9 J) < kilowatt-year (31.536e9 J) < terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J), exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)
Origin
By surface analysis, milliwatt + year, or, by surface analysis, milli- + watt-year.
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milliwatt-year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliwatt-year
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