candlepower | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. candlepower, light intensity | luminous intensity measured in candelas. |
| ~ intensity, intensity level, strength | the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation).; "he adjusted the intensity of the sound"; "they measured the station's signal strength" |
watt | | |
n. (quantity) | 1. w, watt | a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm. |
| ~ power unit | a measure of electric power. |
| ~ milliwatt | a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt. |
| ~ kilowatt, kw | a unit of power equal to 1000 watts. |
| ~ h.p., horsepower, hp | a unit of power equal to 746 watts. |
n. (person) | 2. james watt, watt | Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819). |
| ~ applied scientist, engineer, technologist | a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems. |
| ~ artificer, discoverer, inventor | someone who is the first to think of or make something. |
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