HyperDic: james_watt

English > 1 sense of the expression James Watt:
NOUNperson James Watt, WattScottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)
English > James Watt: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningScottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819).
SynonymWatt
Instance ofengineer, applied scientist, technologistA person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
inventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishJames Watt
CatalanJames Watt

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