milliwatt

milliwatt

See also: milli-watt

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂
Proto-Indo-European *smih₂
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-
Proto-Indo-European *-lom
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom
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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.

    Noun

    milliwatt (plural milliwatts)

    2. 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.).
      Alternative form: mW (symbol)
      Holonyms: W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt

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    French

    Etymology

      From milli- +‎ watt.

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      Noun

      milliwatt m (plural milliwatts)

      1. milliwatt
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