Watts
name, noun ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of watt form-of, plural
- 1 A surname transferred from the given name.
"But Republicans and Porter's Democratic primary opponents have seized on an interview from last month that widely surfaced the week of Oct. 6 in which she reprimands CBS News California journalist Julie Watts multiple times."
- 2 A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, located in the southern part of the city.
- 3 A town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States.
- 4 A township in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Example
More examples"Over the course of one solar cycle (one 11-year period), the Sun’s emitted energy varies on average at about 0.1 percent. That may not sound like a lot, but the Sun emits a large amount of energy – 1,361 watts per square meter. Even fluctuations at just a tenth of a percent can affect Earth."
Etymology
Patronymic surname from the Middle English given name Wat, derived from Walter, equivalent to Watt + -s.
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