milliwatt
One thousandth of a watt, an amount of power that can power a small electronic device…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.).
Meaning
1 sensesOne 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.).
Holonyms: W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt
a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
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