microwatt
Millionth of watt
A microwatt is one millionth of a watt—a unit of power so small it measures things like the energy consumption of tiny sensors or the output of weak radio signals.
The prefix micro- (μ) indicates division by one million: The device operates on just a few microwatts.
One billionth watt
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- jouleSI energy quantity
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
resistance · impedance · capacitance · inductance · semiconductor · transistor · diode · rectifier
Light-to-electricity converting
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- thermocoupleDual-metal temperature sensor
- nanogeneratorMicroscale electricity-producing device
ambient · kinetic · renewable · transducer · biofuel · regenerative · dynamo · induction
Instrument measuring electrical power
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
sensitivity · accuracy · instrumentation · metrology · gauge · decibel · spectrophotometry · oscilloscope
Extremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- negligibleToo small to consider
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
nanowatt
One billionth watt
circuit · resistance · impedance · capacitance · inductance · semiconductor · transistor · diode · rectifier · inverter
photovoltaic
Light-to-electricity converting
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- thermoelectricHeat-to-electricity converting
- thermocoupleDual-metal temperature sensor
nanogenerator · ambient · kinetic · renewable · transducer · biofuel · regenerative · dynamo · induction · sustainable
wattmeter
Instrument measuring electrical power
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · sensitivity · accuracy · instrumentation · metrology · gauge · decibel · spectrophotometry · oscilloscope · threshold
minuscule
Extremely small in size
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- negligibleToo small to consider
- imperceptibleCannot be sensed
- Power Unitshorsepower, terawatt, nanowatt, brake horsepower
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- tiny unitsmicroliter, microsecond, milligram, millimeter, millisecond
microwattmegawatt
Million-watt unit
gigawatt · terawatt · kilowatt · industrial power · megawatt-hour