an instrument for measuring in watts the power in an electric circuit
wattmeter in American English
(ˈwɑtˌmitər)
noun
Electricity
a calibrated instrument for measuring electric power in watts
Word origin
[1885–90; watt + -meter]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, foregut, roller coaster, upsweep-meter is a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuringquantity, extent, degree, etc. Other words that use the affix -meter include: altimeter, gravimeter, interferometer, manometer, telemeter
Examples of 'wattmeter' in a sentence
wattmeter
By comparing the value of energy consumption reading with a standard wattmeter, we obtained an average difference of 1.69%.
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