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wattage

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For the same wattage, the Parallela is two orders of magnitude more powerful, but it's a more unusual processor to compute on.

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Quick take

An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of wattage gathered in one view.

noun

An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.

noun

The power requirement of some electric appliance.

noun

(by extension, informal) A person's energy or abilities.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for wattage.

Example sentences

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For the same wattage, the Parallela is two orders of magnitude more powerful, but it's a more unusual processor to compute on.

2

Likely the smallest wattage will limit the maximum amount of waste heat the batteries experience, which means less wear (physical, chemical, etc.

3

It takes about ten minutes (same) and the wattage of the microwave is not only lower, but you don't use it on full power.) Toaster ovens help too.

4

Assuming 230 volts for UK sockets drawing 1 amp of current, the wattage draw is 230 watts.

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It's especially dishonest when the majority of devices now tell the wattage due to EnergyStar requirements.

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How about a future where each person is given a computing wattage allowance for an artificially intelligent workforce at AmaGoogleBaiduSoft.

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If power consumption varies with usage then the wattage doesn't seem relevant, please correct me if I'm wrong.

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I'd be curious to see comparison with PAR spectrum and plant grow results against similar wattage multi-color LED.

9

Hmm, it sounds sort of promising, I wonder what kind of wattage laser it will ship with?

10

It could be you aren't getting the full effect at the lower wattage?

11

Analog TV transmitters were using serious wattage, and it was only transmitting.

12

Wifi will have a lot less transmission wattage and it has to have a lot or reception sensitivity and hundreds maybe thousands of clients.

Quote examples

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When you exhale you increase the pressure in your air passages which is work ("wattage") that completely goes to waste - it all goes out your nose/mouth.

2

What I've noticed in looking at LED bulbs is that the packaging never lists an "equivalent wattage", the way CFLs will say something like "13W (equivalent to 60W incandescent)".

3

Schneider Electric also provided engineering and software support, both at the integrator and jobsite facilities." >>> edit: I'm wondering what wattage this/these 1.5hp motors are; the Falkirk Wheel is a rotating canal lock up in scotland.

Proper noun examples

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In the case of Wattage, the company is going bankrupt, so as an investor you are going to be getting between 0 - 100% of your money back.

2

You may have failed, Wattage, but you certainly left the place in better shape than you found it!

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use wattage in a sentence?

For the same wattage, the Parallela is two orders of magnitude more powerful, but it's a more unusual processor to compute on.

What does wattage mean?

An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.

What part of speech is wattage?

wattage is commonly used as noun.