Definition:SI/Energy/Milliwatt-Hour

Definition

The milliwatt-hour is an SI unit of energy.

It is defined as being:

the energy expended when a power of $1$ milliwatt is applied for $1$ hour.

Conversion Factors

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Symbol

$\mathrm {mWh}$

The symbol for the milliwatt-hour is $\mathrm {mWh}$.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {mWh} .

Linguistic Note on Milli-

The prefix milli- derives from the Latin mille, which means one thousand.