Meanings
plural watt-years
- A unit of energy equal to that provided by one watt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁶ joules).
Meronyms: kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J) < milliwatt-year (31.536e3 J) < megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J)
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Holonyms: 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)
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watt-year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watt-year
“watt-year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watt-year. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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