Attowatt

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000321",
  "term": "Attowatt",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of power equal to 10^-18 watts. This minute amount of power is relevant in highly sensitive scientific instruments and in theoretical physics, where extremely low energy transfer rates are considered. It is far below the power levels typically encountered in industrial or trades applications.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aW"
  ],
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "references": [
    "NIST Guide to the SI: SI units and prefixes (National Institute of Standards and Technology)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Attowatt",
    "es": "attowatt",
    "fr": "attowatt"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/attowatt/"
}