abwatt
English
Etymology
ab- (“absolute”) + watt
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æb.wɒt/
- (US) IPA(key): /æb.wɑt/
- Rhymes: -ɑːt
- Hyphenation: ab‧watt
Noun
abwatt (plural abwatts)
- (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