watt

Summary

watt is an unit of power^[1]. watt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• watt's instance of is recorded as unit of power^[3].
• watt's instance of is recorded as SI unit with special name^[4].
• watt's instance of is recorded as SI derived unit^[5].
• watt's measured physical quantity is recorded as radiant flux^[6].
• watt's measured physical quantity is recorded as power^[7].
• watt's measured physical quantity is recorded as electric power^[8].
• James Watt is named after watt^[9].
• watt's based on is recorded as joule^[10].
• watt's based on is recorded as second^[11].
• watt's Commons category is recorded as Watt^[12].
• watt's said to be the same as is recorded as joule per second^[13].
• watt's said to be the same as is recorded as kilogram square metre per cubic second^[14].
• watt's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[15].
• watt's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• watt's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• watt's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• watt's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C42549^[19].
• watt's different from is recorded as Watt^[20].
• watt's different from is recorded as W^[21].
• watt's conversion to SI unit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25236', 'amount': '+1'}^[22].
• watt's Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent is recorded as wd:Q25236 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)^[23].
• watt's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• watt's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'W'}^[25].
• watt's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Вт'}^[26].
• watt's unit symbol is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'W'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include unit of power^[3], SI unit with special name^[4], and SI derived unit^[5].

Origins

James Watt is named after watt^[9].

Influence

Things named for watt include kilowatt^[28], an unit of power^[29]; megawatt^[30], an unit of power^[31]; watt-hour^[32], an unit of energy^[33]; terawatt^[34], an unit of power^[35]; and gigawatt^[36], an unit of power^[37].

Why It Matters

watt has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] watt is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for watt include kilowatt^[28], an unit of power^[29]; megawatt^[30], an unit of power^[31]; watt-hour^[32], an unit of energy^[33]; terawatt^[34], an unit of power^[35]; and gigawatt^[36], an unit of power^[37].