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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hectowatt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hec-towatt
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of power equal to 100 watts.

Etymology

From hecto- + watt.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hectowatts (plural)

Phrases

hectowatt-hour

Questions

What does hectowatt mean?
A unit of power equal to 100 watts.
Where does hectowatt come from?
From hecto- + watt.

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