milliwatt
IPA: mˈɪɫʌwɑt
noun
- One thousandth (10⁻³) of a watt, abbreviated as mW.
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Examples of "milliwatt" in Sentences
- The radiated field components were measured at less than a milliwatt and are entirely negligible.
- I haven't much hope of reaching anyone with my five milliwatt suit transmitter but I'll keep trying.
- The microwave output is harmless, in the 15-50 milliwatt range, a long ways from that needed to pop popcorn.
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- Studies have shown that daily exposure to microwave emissions shouldn't exceed more than 1 milliwatt per minute, but average microwave use exceeds this.
- "It's going to take every milliwatt of power we've got in this hookup to tap his beam, but I think I've got Helmuth direct instead of through a pirate-ship relay!"
- Another way to geek up your BlackBerry is to change its signal strength indicator from bars to numbers that tell how many decibels per milliwatt the device is transmitting.
- Legally, under current Federal Communications Commission regulations, milliwatt microradios with a limited transmission range are about the only way individuals can launch their own radio stations.
- "During a search of the passenger's baggage, Customs officers allegedly found 360 laser pointers, each with an emission level greater than one milliwatt which is over the permitted limit," a Customs spokesman said.
- "During a search of the passenger&squo; s baggage, Customs officers allegedly found 360 laser pointers, each with an emission level greater than one milliwatt which is over the permitted limit," a Customs spokesman said.
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