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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATT-HOUR

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Watt-Hour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATT-HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

watt-hour

Kilowatt hour

The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt-hour, is a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt-hours, or 3.6 megajoules. If the energy is being transmitted or used at a constant rate over a period of time, the total energy in kilowatt-hours is the product of the power in kilowatts and the time in hours. The kilowatt-hour is commonly used as a billing unit for energy delivered to consumers by electric utilities.

Definition of watt-hour in the English dictionary

The definition of watt-hour in the dictionary is a unit of energy equal to a power of one watt operating for one hour. 1 watt-hour equals 3600 joules.

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Synonyms and antonyms of watt-hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «watt-hour» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of watt-hour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of watt-hour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «watt-hour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瓦时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

watt - hora
570 millions of speakers

English

watt-hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाट घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واط ساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вт-ч
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

watt- hora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াট-ঘণ্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

watt-heure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Watt-hour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wattstunden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワット時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

w - 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watt-jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

watt-giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாட் மணி நேர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॅट-तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Watt-saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

watt-ora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

watogodzin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Вт - ч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

watt - oră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

watt - ωρών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

watt -uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

watt - timme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

watt- timers
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATT-HOUR»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about watt-hour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATT-HOUR»

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BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Energy efficiency in percentage 0/ Energy during disc barging "J Energy during charging X100/0 Watt-hours on discharging , Watt-hours on charging /0 As the energy efficiency is the ratio of watt- hours, it is also , known as the watt-hour ...
Dhogal, 1986
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Ferranti-Packard: Pioneers in Canadian Electrical Manufacturing
Before the introduction of watt-hour meters customers could not be billed on the hasis of power actually used. A watt hour, which is a measure of actual power used, is measured by a watt-hour meter. Packard originally imported the Type G ...
Norman R. Ball, John N. Vardalas, 1994
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Electrical Meterman's Handbook, Written and Comp. by the ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition.
National Electric Association, 2013
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Hydrogeology
(Continued) Multiply By To obtain Property Kilowatt-hour (kW h) 3.55E þ 04 Liter atmosphere Energy and work Kilowatt-hour (kW h) 1.00E þ 03 Watt-hour Energy and work Liter atmosphere 9.60E À 02 British thermal unit (BTU) Energy and ...
D. J. Poehls, Gregory J. Smith, 2011
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Basic Science Concepts and Applications
A watt-hour meter is used for measuring watt-hours or kilowatt-hours of electric energy. A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watt-hours. Watt-hour meters are generally provided only on the incoming power feeder; however, it is not uncommon to find them ...
‎2011
6
Crises of the 21st Century: Start Drilling-the Year 2020 Is ...
The watt as a unit of power is now accepted internationally as the means of measurement of energy; so most Americans recognize the watt and not the joule. Watt hour The watt hour (Wh) is a unit of energy most commonly used on household ...
John Durbin Husher, 2009
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Alternating Current Fundamentals
WATT-HOUR. METER. Direct Current Fundamentals explained that electrical work is the use of electrical energy over a period of time. Electric power is the rate at which electrical energy is used. The basic unit of measurement for electric ...
Stephen Herman, 2011
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Wiley Survey of Instrumentation and Measurement
Connection diagram for polyphase watt–hour meter method of energy measurement. total power or energy is the sum of the readings of all the instruments. The connections to the polyphase meters are the same as those employed in the two ...
Stephen A. Dyer, 2004
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(ii) The heating seasonal performance factors for air-source heat pumps shall be the heating seasonal performance factors, in Btu's per watt-hour, determined according to section 5.2 of Appendix M to this subpart for each applicable ...
‎1990
10
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS: A Manual for ...
01' Energy (watt-hour) Power (watt) I (2.3) Time (hour) Let us take an example of two CFLs; a 20-Watt CFL and a 10-watt CFL. Since the power consumption of a 20-watt CFL is double than a 10-watt CFL, it implies that a 20-watt CFL consumes  ...
CHETAN SINGH SOLANKI, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATT-HOUR»

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MacBook (2015) vs. MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro: What's The Best …
Inside that thin new MacBook is a 39.7 watt-hour lithium-polymer battery that is significantly smaller than the 74.9 watt-hour battery powering the MacBook Pro ... «Tech Times, Mar 15»
2
AMPL powered backpack solves charging issues, debuted at CES
These modular batteries come in two models – TabletBoost, which supplies another 18.5 watt-hour of battery power, and LaptopBoost, which adds a huge 55 ... «Android Community, Jan 15»
3
iPad Air 2 teardown shows minor internal tweaks, 15% smaller 7340 …
The teardown shows a 7340 mAh battery (27.3-watt-hour), which as expected is smaller than the 8827 mAh (32.9 WH) battery it found in the previous generation ... «9 to 5 Mac, Oct 14»
4
Retina iPad mini teardown reveals larger battery, display supplied …
The Retina display-equipped iPad mini features a new 2-cell, 24.3 watt-hour battery design, compared to the single cell, 16.5 watt-hour part found in its ... «Apple Insider, Nov 13»
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iPad Air teardown reveals smaller battery, separate LCD & cover glass
... found a new two-cell design design for the iPad Air's 32.9 watt-hour battery, a change from the fourth-generation iPad's three-cell, 43 watt-hour configuration. «Apple Insider, Nov 13»
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10% bigger battery in iPhone 5s to boost talk, LTE use times by 2 …
Filings with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, detailed by AnandTech on Wednesday, reveal that the iPhone 5s will sport a 5.96-watt-hour battery ... «Apple Insider, Sep 13»
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Honeywell Dolphin 99EX
The standard 11.3 watt-hour battery is good for 9 hours of intense use ((scanning and sending data over WLAN every 9 seconds); a more powerful 18.5 ... «Rugged PC Review, Apr 13»
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Apple iPad mini: Top 10 Tips to Maximise Battery Life
Despite having a smaller battery, the iPad mini's built-in 16.3 watt-hour power pack can deliver similar battery life to the bigger batteries of iPad 3 (43 watt-hour) ... «IBTimes.co.uk, Nov 12»
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Intermec CK3R Mobile Computer
Size and weight differ a bit depending on whether you use the standard 7.4 watt-hour battery (standard on the CK3R) or the heftier 18.5 watt-hour battery ... «Rugged PC Review, Oct 12»
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Photos of 'iPad Mini' Battery Reveal 16.7 Watt-Hour Capacity
The 16.7 watt-hour capacity for the iPad mini battery unsurprisingly places the device between the iPhone 5 at 5.45 watt-hours and the third-generation full-size ... «Mac Rumors, Oct 12»

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