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Coulomb vs Watt - What's the difference?

coulomb | watt |

As nouns the difference between coulomb and watt

is that coulomb is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C while watt is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W.

As a proper noun Watt is

an English and Scottish surname derived from the given name Wat.

coulomb

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
  • He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.
  • Jewelry: pendant. From the homophone for Coulomb in Russian, ?????.
  • Derived terms

    * (l) English eponyms ----

    watt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
  • Derived terms

    * picowatt * nanowatt * microwatt * milliwatt * kilowatt * megawatt * gigawatt * terawatt

    See also

    * (wikipedia "watt")

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