watts

noun

UK /wɒts/

US /wɑːts/

Watts are a way to measure how much electricity something uses.

This light bulb uses only nine watts of power.

SYNONYMS

units of power power units electrical units measures of power

RELATED WORDS

electricity power energy bulb voltage

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The plural of watt, a unit of power named after James Watt.

The heater runs on two thousand watts.

3. A surname, especially of the Scottish engineer James Watt.

James Watts improved the steam engine.

4. A neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.

They grew up in Watts in the 1960s.