Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A unit of power equal to one thousandth (10−3) of a watt.

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  • noun One thousandth ( 10-3 ) of a watt, abbreviated as mW.

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  • noun a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt

Etymologies

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From milli- + watt

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Examples

  • "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.

    Daily Telegraph | Top Stories 2008

  • "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.

    Daily Telegraph | Top Stories 2008

  • Studies have shown that daily exposure to microwave emissions shouldn't exceed more than 1 milliwatt per minute, but average microwave use exceeds this.

    Robyn Griggs Lawrence: Americans Love Microwaves -- But are they Safe? 2009

  • 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.

    Ways to Unlock 2008

  • March 7, 2006, 10: 44 am check credit report score says: check credit report score preassigning, termwise exams acquire milliwatt random

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Fact-Checking FactCheck.Org: 2004

  • 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.

    Minniapple's Mini Radio Stations 2004

  • The microwave output is harmless, in the 15-50 milliwatt range, a long ways from that needed to pop popcorn.

    WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003

  • The radiated field components were measured at less than a milliwatt and are entirely negligible.

    Chapter 6 1990

  • I haven't much hope of reaching anyone with my five milliwatt suit transmitter but I'll keep trying.

    Accidental Death Peter Baily

  • "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!"

    Galactic Patrol Smith, E. E. 1950

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