WATTMETER Definition & Meaning

wattmeter

[ wot-mee-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Electricity.

a calibrated instrument for measuring electric power in watts.

wattmeter

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noun

a meter for measuring electric power in watts

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wattmeter¹

First recorded in 1885–90; watt + -meter

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Beginning at the top and enumerating them in order these instruments are: Three ammeters, one for each phase, a volumeter, an indicating wattmeter, a power factor indicator and a field ammeter.

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The round dial instrument shown at the bottom of each row of instruments is a three-phase recording wattmeter.

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