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Watt vs Hectowatt - What's the difference?

watt | hectowatt |

1 watt is 0.01 hectowatts


1 hectowatt is 100 watts


As a proper noun watt

is an english and scottish surname derived from the given name wat.

As a noun hectowatt is

a unit of power equal to 100 watts.

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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    * English eponyms ----

    hectowatt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of power equal to 100 watts.