watt-hour meter
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]watt-hour meter (plural watt-hour meters)
- A meter which measures, and registers, the amount of electricity consumed in a circuit; especially one connected to a domestic power supply for the purpose of billing
Usage notes
[edit]- Technically, it measures the integral of the power in the circuit with respect to time, often in terms of kilowatt-hours.