Inventor With Three Steam Engine Patents Crossword Clue

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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: WATT

Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	4		Exact Match!
2	41%	6		Inventor with over 1,000 US patents to his name, d. 1931
3	40%	12		Components found in boilers and steam systems that convert saturated steam into superheated steam

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We think the answer is "WATT" which means:

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

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• "The light bulb requires 60 watts of power to operate."
• "The speaker has a power output of 10 watts."

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Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times08 Apr 2017	Across 9
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