American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. An amount of power, especially electric power,
expressed in watts or kilowatts. - n. The electric power
required by an appliance or device. Century Dictionary and
Cyclopedia - n. The rating in watts, of any electrical machine
or device, of the power required to operate it: as, the wattage
of a glow-lamp. - n. An amount or power (especially electric),
expressed in watts, kilowatts etc - n. The power requirement of
some electric appliance - n. the product of voltage and current
“A call to GE revealed that the feds now require the heating
elements to be below a certain wattage threshold.” “Edited by
Stuart M. Kaminsky, the 20-tale collection may not boast the
name wattage of its sibling, but no matter: These are, by and
large, excellent stories, making for a book of which Poe would
be proud.” “The wattage is the total amount of power required to
run an appliance.” “The wattage is the highest possible,
producing toast faster and crisper th