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wattage

/ˈwɒtɪd͡ʒ/

wattage noun: an amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.

Noun

wattage (countable and uncountable, plural wattages)

  1. An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
  2. The power requirement of some electric appliance.
  3. (broadly, informal) A person's energy or abilities.
    • [Prince] Andrew, unfortunately, exhibited classic symptoms of what is scientifically recognised as the Dunning-Kruger effect, the cognitive bias in which people come to believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. The combination of minimal self-awareness and dim wattage...2022, Tina Brown, The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—the Truth and the Turmoil, Crown, →ISBN
    • Amid the surprise there is obvious, if unspoken, glee at the prospect of taking on one of three such politically low-wattage candidates, two of whom have no direct experience of frontline politics.2023 June 18, Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar, “Furious London Tories fear low-wattage mayor shortlist looks like surrender”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

wattage meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

wattage in Tamil

உவாற்றளவு

wattage in Tagalog

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

Forms of wattage

pluralwattages

Plural of wattage: wattages

Origin of wattage

From watt + -age.

Words formed from wattage

Questions about wattage

What does wattage mean?
Wattage means an amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
What is wattage in Tamil?
Wattage in Tamil is உவாற்றளவு. See Wattage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wattage?
Wattage is a noun.
How do you pronounce wattage?
Wattage is pronounced /ˈwɒtɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of wattage?
The plural of wattage is wattages.

Words near wattage in the dictionary

  1. watt-second
  2. watt-seconds
  3. watt-year
  4. watt-years
  5. watta satta
  6. wattage
  7. wattages
  8. Wattamondara
  9. wattape
  10. Watteau
  11. Watteau back

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