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Watts

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1. An⋅dré  [ahn-drey] , born 1946, U.S. concert pianist, born in Germany.
2. George Frederick, 1817–1904, English painter and sculptor.
3. Isaac, 1674–1748, English theologian and hymnist.

watt

  [wot]
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the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second and equal to the power in a circuit in which a current of one ampere flows across a potential difference of one volt. Abbreviation: W, w.
Origin:
1882; named after J. Watt
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watt   (wŏt)   
n.   Electricity Abbr. W
An International System unit of power equal to one joule per second. See Table at measurement.

[After James Watt.]
Watts   (wŏts)   
A district of Los Angeles, California. It was the scene of severe racial tensions and violence in 1965 and 1992.
Watts, George Frederick 1817-1904.  
British painter noted for his historical works, portraits, and allegories, including Hope (1885).
Watts, Isaac 1674-1748.  
English poet, theologian, and hymn writer whose sacred poems include The Psalms of David Imitated (1719).
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watt

The basic unit of power, named after the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor James Watt.

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Word Origin & History

watt 
unit of electrical power, 1882, in allusion to James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor. Wattage is recorded from 1903.
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Main Entry: watt
Pronunciation: 'wät
Function: noun
: the absolute mks unit of power equal to the work done at the rate of one joule per second or tothe power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt : 1/746 horsepower
Watt, James (1736–1819), Britishengineer and inventor. Watt's steam engine played a major role in the coming of the Industrial Revolution and came to be used in paper mills, flour mills, cotton mills, iron mills, distilleries,canals, and waterworks. At the end of the 19th century the International Electrical Congress named the watt, the unit of electrical power, in his honor.
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watt (wŏt)
n.
Abbr. W
A unit of power in the International System of Units equal to one joule per second.

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Watts

southwestern district of Los Angeles, California, U.S. The district, originally called Mud Town, was renamed in 1900 for C.H. Watts, a Pasadena realtor who owned a ranch there. It was annexed to Los Angeles in 1926. The Watts district gained widespread notoriety on August 11-16, 1965, as the scene of racial disturbances. Angered by long-standing social injustices, thousands of African Americans rioted, burned stores, and pillaged the area. Before order was restored, 34 people had been killed, nearly 4,000 arrested, and more than 1,000 injured, and hundreds of buildings had been destroyed. Disorder again marred the district in 1992 when rioting, looting, and arson consumed much of Watts and neighbouring Compton following the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of African American Rodney King. A notable local attraction is Watts Towers (now a state historic park and a national historic landmark), a group of 17 bricolage spires constructed from 1921 to 1954 by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia from broken tiles, dishes, rocks, bottles, and seashells; the tallest of the towers rises to nearly 100 feet (30 metres).

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