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microwatt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crowatt
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English watt English microwatt From micro- + watt.

Inflected Forms

microwatts (plural) micro-watt (alternative)

Phrases

microwatt-hour microwatt-year

Frequently Paired Words

mul:μW

Questions

What does microwatt mean?
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt.
Where does microwatt come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English watt English microwatt From micro- + watt.

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