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watt

noun

  1. SI derived unit of power
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /wɒt/ / /wɑt/

name

  1. Watt, a king of Sussex.
  2. An Anglo-Saxon given name.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Walter, of medieval usage, variant of Wat.
  4. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  5. A ghost town in California, United States.

noun

Etymology: Named after Scottish engineer James Watt. For the surname, see Watt.

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second.