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ワット秒 (wattobyou) Japanese meaning: watt-second | Kotomora

ワット秒びょう

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Meanings

1

watt-second

A unit of energy equal to one watt of power sustained for one second; equivalent to one joule. Used in physics and electrical engineering.

1ワット秒びょうは1ジュールに等ひとしい。
One watt-second is equal to one joule.

Kanji

秒second (1/60 minute)

Related words

ジュール
The SI unit of energy; 1 watt-second is exactly 1 joule. ジュール is more common in general science, while ワット秒 is used in electrical contexts.
ワット時じ
A larger unit of energy (1 watt-hour = 3600 watt-seconds). Commonly used for electrical energy consumption.

Built from

秒びょう

Etymology

Compound of ワット (watt) and 秒 (second), a direct calque of the English 'watt-second'.