Watt (disambiguation)
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Watt may refer to:
- WattWattThe watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
, the SI (Système International) unit of power, named for James WattJames WattJames Watt, FRS, FRSE was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.While working as an instrument maker at the...
, which has several associated measures or quantities:- Watt-hourWatt-hourThe kilowatt hour, or kilowatt-hour, is a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt hours or 3.6 megajoules.For constant power, energy in watt hours is the product of power in watts and time in hours...
- Watt balanceWatt balanceThe watt balance is an experimental electromechanical weight measuring instrument that measures the weight of a test object very precisely by the strength of an electric current and a voltage. It is being developed as a metrological instrument that may one day provide a definition of the kilogram...
- Nominal wattNominal wattNominal wattage is used to simplify the measurement of the efficiency of a loudspeaker.The impedance of a loudspeaker varies with frequency. This means that if different sine wave tones are fed into the loudspeaker at the same voltage , the amount of electric power consumed will vary.By convention,...
- Watt-hour
- Watt (novel)Watt (novel)Watt was Samuel Beckett's second published novel in English, largely written on the run in the south of France during the Second World War and published by Maurice Girodias's Olympia Press in 1953...
, a book by Samuel Beckett - Watt (album)Watt (album)Watt is the sixth album by the English blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1970.-Track listing:All songs written by Alvin Lee, unless otherwise noted.#"I'm Coming On" - 3:48#"My Baby Left Me" - 5:23#"Think About the Times" - 4:43...
, by English blues rock band Ten Years After - WATTWATTWATT is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk-sports format. Licensed to Cadillac, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1945.-External links:...
, a Michigan AM radio station - Watt, CaliforniaWatt, CaliforniaWatt is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad north-northwest of Sharon.-References:...
, a former town in Madera County - El Tari AirportEl Tari AirportEl Tari Airport is an airport in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The airport's ICAO code was changed from WRKK to WATT in 2004.-Airlines and destinations:...
(ICAO code WATT), in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - Heriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
in Edinburgh, Scotland
See also
- Watt (surname)Watt (surname)The surname Watt may refer to:*Watt of Sussex, Anglo-Saxon king*Adam Watt, Australian boxer*Alexander Watt, British plant ecologist*Ben Watt, British musician and music producer*Davey Watt, Australian speedway rider...
- Watts (disambiguation)
- WAT (disambiguation)WAT (disambiguation)Wat or WAT may refer to:* IAAF World Athletics Tour, a tour of international track and field meeting* Wat, a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand or Laos* Wat , an Eritrean and Ethiopian stew* Wat Tyler, leader of the English Peasants' Revolt...
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