milliwatt en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English watt English milliwatt From milli- + watt.
Meanings
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One thousandth (10⁻³) of a watt, an amount of power that can power a small electronic device such as a single microchip. (Consuming 1 milliwatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 milliwatt-hour of energy.).
Holonyms: W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milli-watt | alternative | lexicographic | |
| milliwatts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
milliwatt-year · milliwatt-hour
Relateds
Translations (4)
th มิลลิวัตต์ (one thousandth of a watt) · fr milliwatt (one thousandth of a watt) · fi milliwatti (one thousandth of a watt) · cmn 毫瓦 (one thousandth of a watt)