Watt

(Reguidit frae MWe)

The watt is the SI derivate unit for pouer, cryed sae efter James Watt.

watt
Unit seestemSI derived unit
Unit oPouer
SeembolW 
Named efterJames Watt
Unit conversions
1 W in ...... is equal tae ...
   SI base units   1 kg·m2/s3
   CGS units   1×107 erg/s

It is the same as ae joule per saicont (1 J/s), or in electric units, ae volt-ampere (1 V·A). A watt is the same as 1/736 o a horsepouer.