watt-second

(redirected from W-S)
Also found in: Acronyms.

watt-sec·ond

(wŏt′sĕk′ənd)

n. Abbr. WS or W-s

A unit of energy equal to the work done by one watt acting for one second, equivalent to 1 joule.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Mentioned in ?

energy unit
erg
heat unit
j
joule
watt second
work unit
WS

References in periodicals archive ?

Boss W-S, you may recall, suffered more than a few slings and arrows at the NH Dems' convention last month because of her insistence/edict that there be only six Dem prez debates this go-round.