abwatt

English

Etymology

From ab- (“absolute”) +‎ watt.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb.wɒt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb.wɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt
• Hyphenation: ab‧watt

Noun

abwatt (plural abwatts)

1. (electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10^-7 watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.

References

• Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7