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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Glossary - W


W 

watt† the unit of power (rate of doing work). In electrical calculations, one watt is the power produced by a current of one ampere across a potential difference of one volt. The symbol often used in equations is "P," although "W" is also acceptable. 

wavelength† the distance between two successive points of a periodic wave, in the direction of propagation, at which the oscillation has the same phase.

wide-angle diffusion that in which flux is scattered at angles far from the direction that it would take by regular reflection or transmission. See narrow-angle diffusion. 

wide-angle luminaire a luminaire that concentrates the light within the cone of a comparatively large solid angle. See narrow-angle luminaire. 
workplane the plane on which a visual task is usually done, and on which the illuminance is specified and measured. Unless otherwise indicated, this is assumed to be a horizontal plane 0.76 m (30 in.) above the floor.

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