wattwatt /wɒt $ wɑːt/ ●○○ noun [countable] (written abbreviation W or w) 
a 100–watt bulb
WORD ORIGINwatt
Origin:
1800-1900 James WattEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- I had entered the under 500 watts amateur class.
- Marshall 80 watt Valvestate combo, never gigged, 6 months old, £270.
- Most of the electric line trimmers are between 150 and 500 watts.
- Peavey Classic 50 watt 2x12, old valve model, £400.
- Simply get two 100 watt light bulbs and put them in a gooseneck lamp.
- The Brackley blooms are brought out early with a little help from 400 watt lamps sunning them from January onwards.
- The extreme ultraviolet power was only a few watts, but it was adequate to detect molecular hydrogen.
- This 600 watt machined removed three layers of old paint from a veneered cabinet in minutes.
WORD SETS
A, AC, alternating current, nounamp, nounanode, nounarmature, nounbattery, nounblackout, nounblow, verbboost, nounbrownout, nounbulb, nouncathode, nouncell, nouncharge, nouncircuit, nouncircuit breaker, nouncontact, nouncurrent, noundiode, noundirect current, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundisconnect, verbdry battery, noundry cell, noundynamo, nounelectric shock, nounelectrify, verbelectrocute, verbelectromagnetic, adjectivefilament, nounfluorescent, adjectivefuse, nounfuse, verbfuze, noungalvanic, adjectivegalvanism, noungenerator, nounground, nounground, verbhydroelectric, adjectiveimpedance, nounimpulse, nounincandescent, adjectiveinduction, nouninduction coil, nouninductive, adjectiveinsulating tape, nouninsulator, nounintegrated circuit, nounkilowatt, nounkW, kWh, LED, nounlight-emitting diode, nounlive wire, nounload, nounmaster switch, nounmicrowave, nounnegative, adjectivenuclear reactor, nounohm, nounoscilloscope, nounoutput, nounovercharge, verboverload, verbphotoelectric cell, nounpoint, nounpower, nounpower, adjectivepower cut, nounpower line, nounpower plant, nounpower point, nounpower station, nounpylon, nounrecharge, verbresistor, nounrewire, verbsocket, nounspark, nounspark, verbwatt, nounwattage, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a 100–watt bulbCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a unit for measuring electrical power: a 100–watt bulb· These rocks are covered in algae after being in a small tank under an ordinary 60 watt bulb and not containing fish.· That table top was screaming with reflected light from a two-hundred-watt bulb overhead.· Is it a 50 watt bulb that a child's been scribbling on with a black felt tip pen?· It was a sixty watt bulb but after the darkness it made everyone blink.· If it is much less, try using a 40 watt bulb instead.
a 100–watt bulb