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noun • Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) | ||||||||
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noun • Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) • a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm | ||||||||
| 27% | 9 | A technique used to reinforce the ends of cable wires | ||||||
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Inventor Has To Stick Ends Of Loose Wires Onto Power Unit Crossword Clue
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JAMESWATT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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JAMESWATT
Updated: October 14, 2023
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