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noun
One thousandth (10−3) of a watt, an amount of power that can power a small electronic device such as a single microchip. (Consuming 1 milliwatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 milliwatt-hour of energy.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: power unit
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-ih2 Proto-Indo-European *smih2 Proto-Indo-European *ǵhes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵhéslom Proto-Indo-European *-ih2 Proto-Indo-European *ǵhéslih2 Proto-Indo-European *smih2ǵhéslih2 Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlleder. French milli- English milli- English watt English milliwatt From milli- + watt.
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