milliwatt

[ mil-uh-wot ]

noun

1. a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt. : mW

Word History and Origins

Origin of milliwatt¹

First recorded in 1910–15; milli- + watt

Example Sentences

The transmitted power was small, just 200 milliwatts, less than that of a cellphone camera light.

From Science Magazine

PlasticARM consumes 21 milliwatts of power, for example, but 99 percent of that is essentially wasted, with only 1 percent captured for computation.

From The Verge

Moreover, although an optimized actuator requires only 1.75 milliwatts of power, the overall power consumption of the technology is still a key limiting factor in operating the platform sustainably and wirelessly for practical use.

From Nature

That creates a 2°C temperature difference across the device—enough to make 25 milliwatts of power per square meter and to power a light-emitting diode, the researchers report today in Joule.

From Science Magazine

Illumination of the panels by a high-intensity light source provides the approximately 120 milliwatts needed to drive the 259-milligram flight system.

From Nature