milliwatt

Noun

Meaning

a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

joule calorie kilowatt British thermal unit megawatt horsepower gigawatt electronvolt watt-hour terawatt petawatt picowatt nanowatt microwatt exawatt
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Hypernyms

power unit

Phrases with the word

milliwatt-hour milliwatt-year

Examples

E.g., the quantities 1 mW and 1 MW represent two different quantities; the former is the typical power requirement of a hearing aid (1 milliwatt or 0.001 watts), and the latter the typical power requirement of a suburban train (1 megawatt or main watts). Source: Internet

For example, dBm indicates power measurement relative to 1 milliwatt. Source: Internet

For example, it can be combined with "m" for "milliwatt" to produce the " dBm ". Source: Internet

Traditionally associated with the telephone and broadcasting industry to express audio-power levels referenced to one milliwatt of power, normally with a 600 ohm load, which is a voltage level of 0.775 volts or 775 millivolts. Source: Internet

The digital milliwatt signal is encoded by eight 8- bit words corresponding to one pulse-code modulated cycle of the signal. it is typically stored in read-only memory (ROM) in the telecommunication equipment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

millivolt millivoltage millivoltmeter milliwatt-hour milliwatt-year milliweber