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wattmeter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instrument for measuring electric power in watts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

an instrument for measuring in watts the flow of power in an electrical circuit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English watt Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English wattmeter From watt + -meter.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: wattímetre — device for measuring electric power
  • Catalan: wàttmetre — device for measuring electric power
  • Finnish: wattimittari — device for measuring electric power
  • French: wattmètre — device for measuring electric power
  • Greek: βατόμετρο (vatómetro) — device for measuring electric power
  • Italian: wattmetro — device for measuring electric power
  • Italian: wattometro — device for measuring electric power
  • Japanese: 電力計 (denryokukei) — device for measuring electric power
  • Korean: 전력계 (jeollyeokgye) — device for measuring electric power
  • Macedonian: ватметар (vatmetar) — device for measuring electric power
  • Malay: jangka watt — device for measuring electric power
  • Malay: meter watt — device for measuring electric power
  • Malay: wattmeter — device for measuring electric power
  • Norwegian Bokmål: wattmeter — device for measuring electric power
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: wattmeter — device for measuring electric power
  • Polish: watomierz — device for measuring electric power
  • Portuguese: wattímetro — device for measuring electric power
  • Romanian: watmetru — device for measuring electric power
  • Russian: ваттме́тр (vattmétr) — device for measuring electric power
  • Spanish: vatímetro — device for measuring electric power
  • Spanish: wáttmetro — device for measuring electric power
  • Vietnamese: oát kế — device for measuring electric power