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wattage

  • /ˈwɒtɪd͡ʒ/
  • /ˈwɒtəd͡ʒ/

noun wattages

  1. countable, uncountable An amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc.
  2. countable, uncountable The power requirement of some electric appliance.
  3. broadly, countable, informal, uncountable A person's energy or abilities. [Prince] Andrew, unfortunately, exhibited classic symptoms of what is scientifically recognised as the Dunning-Kruger effect, the cognitive bias in which people come to believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. The combination of minimal self-awareness and dim wattage lead

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noun amount or power (especially electric), expressed in watts, kilowatts etc

Españolvataje, wataje, wattage
日本語ワット数 wattosuu
DeutschWattleistung
Русскиймо́щность móščnostʹ

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@misc{wattage_2026,
  title = {wattage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wattage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}