English Explanatory Dictionary

milliwatt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.).

Word forms

milliwatt milliwatts milli-watt

Etymology

From milli- + watt.

Related words

mul:mW

Derived words

milliwatt-hour milliwatt-year
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