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| watt | A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second. | James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor who made critical improvements to the steam engine. |
| weber | A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells. | Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891), German physicist known for his research into magnetism and electricity. |
| Wedgwood | A British pottery design. | Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), the British potter who originated the design. |
| Wednesday | The fourth day of the week, between Tuesday and Thursday. | Woden, god of wisdom, culture and, of course, war. |
| wellington, welly | A rubber boot. | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), British soldier and statesman. |
| wisteria | A decorative vine with hanging grape-like clusters of lavender flowers. | The botanist Thomas Nuttall named the genus Wisteria in honour Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), a Philadelphia physician and teacher who introduced many innovations into the teaching of medicine. |
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