From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwattwatt /wɒt $ wɑːt/ ●○○ noun [countable] (written abbreviation W or w) TMTPEa unit for measuring electrical power a 100–watt bulb
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watt• 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.• Peavey Classic 50 watt 2x12, old valve model, £400.• Most of the electric line trimmers are between 150 and 500 watts.• I had entered the under 500 watts amateur class.• This 600 watt machined removed three layers of old paint from a veneered cabinet in minutes.• Marshall 80 watt Valvestate combo, never gigged, 6 months old, £270.• The extreme ultraviolet power was only a few watts, but it was adequate to detect molecular hydrogen.watt bulb• Simply get two 100 watt light bulbs and put them in a gooseneck lamp.• If it is much less, try using a 40 watt bulb instead.• 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.• It was as if he'd sat down hard on a thousand watt light bulb.Origin watt (1800-1900) James Watt 