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Many were bedecked in Boucheron’s high watt wares that dazzled in the light of over a thousand candles light for the occasion. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, "Jewelry Maison Boucheron Reopens its Place Vendôme Boutique With a Sparkling Dinner," 21 Jan. 2019 Where the processor in your smartphone uses about one watt of power, the power consumption of some of these chips is measured in microwatts—a million times less. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air," 8 Nov. 2018 While a high-end gaming PC often draws up to 500 watts of power, Carmack said the Quest only uses about 5W, a tidbit that should be of benefit to the Quest's still unconfirmed battery-life statistics. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Carmack compares Oculus Quest hardware power to last-gen game consoles," 27 Sep. 2018 The watt balance used to calculate Planck's constant was built by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Can Now Define the Kilogram In Terms of Raw Physics," 22 June 2016 For the first time, the new Pixels will support wireless charging (at up to 10 watts), and Google is introducing its own charging stand — the Pixel Stand — as an optional accessory. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL announced with bigger screens and best cameras yet," 9 Oct. 2018 After releasing its first official iPhone XR cases today, Apple has also added another new accessory to the Apple Store: an 18 watt USB-C power adapter. — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, "You can now buy Apple’s $29 USB-C fast chargers," 5 Dec. 2018 The panels provide as much as 700 watts on a clear day. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "NASA's Mars InSight Lander Just Nailed Another Major Milestone," 27 Nov. 2018 However, when overclocked, this power usage jumped considerably, reaching just over 200 watts. — Richard Baguley, Ars Technica, "Review: Intel’s 9th Gen Core i9 9900K processor hits 5GHz—just at a price," 17 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'watt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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