watt (unit)

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf unit of power
gptkbp:1_kilowatt 1000 watts
gptkbp:1_megawatt 1000000 watts
gptkbp:1_milliwatt 0.001 watts
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:General_Conference_on_Weights_and_Measures
gptkb:International_Electrotechnical_Commission
gptkbp:award power
gptkbp:category unit of power
SI derived unit
gptkbp:defines 1 joule per second
gptkbp:dimensions M L² T⁻³
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label watt (unit)
gptkbp:in_BTU_per_hour 1 watt = 3.41214 BTU/h
gptkbp:in_calories_per_second 1 watt = 0.2388459 cal/s
gptkbp:in_CGS_units 10⁷ ergs per second
gptkbp:in_horsepower 1 watt = 0.00134102 horsepower
gptkbp:in_SI_base_units kg·m²·s⁻³
gptkbp:introduced 1882
gptkbp:measures no
mechanical power
rate of energy transfer
power consumption
thermal power
electrical power
power output
radiant flux
sound power
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Watt
gptkbp:SI_derived_unit yes
gptkbp:symbol W
gptkbp:used_in engineering
physics
mechanical power
thermal power
electrical power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Watt
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5