1
: amount of power expressed in watts
2
: dynamic or mental energy or appeal
the celebrity's high wattage
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Use a bulb with low wattage.
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First, Soundcore nearly doubles the wattage from 80W of the Boom 2 to 140W in the Boom 2 Pro.
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Frequently Asked Questions What is a good wattage for a hair dryer?
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
With up to eight cores and 16 threads and a wattage range of 15 to 54 watts, these processors will appear in everyday and business laptops; Ryzen AI CPUs will arrive in more than 150 notebooks in 2025, AMD claims.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Aside from Williams, though, perhaps the biggest star in terms of wattage was Reese, the Sky rookie power forward who has a keen understanding of marketing and her particular role in the burgeoning women’s basketball media ecosystem.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
Frequently Asked Questions What is a good wattage for a hair dryer?
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
With up to eight cores and 16 threads and a wattage range of 15 to 54 watts, these processors will appear in everyday and business laptops; Ryzen AI CPUs will arrive in more than 150 notebooks in 2025, AMD claims.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Aside from Williams, though, perhaps the biggest star in terms of wattage was Reese, the Sky rookie power forward who has a keen understanding of marketing and her particular role in the burgeoning women’s basketball media ecosystem.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Wattage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattage. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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wattage
noun
watt·age
ˈwät-ij 
: amount of power expressed in watts
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