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milliwatt

American  
[mil-uh-wot] / ˈmɪl əˌwɒt /

noun

  1. a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt. mW


Etymology

Origin of milliwatt

First recorded in 1910–15; milli- + watt

Example Sentences

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After a year of testing at night, the researchers found that the compact device could generate at least 400 milliwatts of mechanical power per square meter.

From Science Daily

The team measured a heat flow of 46 ± 4 milliwatts per square meter.

From Science Daily

The transmitted power was small, just 200 milliwatts, less than that of a cellphone camera light.

From Science Magazine

PlasticARM consumes 21 milliwatts of power, for example, but 99 percent of that is essentially wasted, with only 1 percent captured for computation.

From The Verge

Moreover, although an optimized actuator requires only 1.75 milliwatts of power, the overall power consumption of the technology is still a key limiting factor in operating the platform sustainably and wirelessly for practical use.

From Nature