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Watt The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James ...
s is plural for ''watt'', the unit of power. Watts may also refer to:


People

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Watts (surname) Watts is a surname, and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Alaric Alexander Watts, British poet and journalist * Caroline Watts, British artist * Danièle Watts, American actress * David G. Watts, British game designer * George Frederic W ...
, list of people with the surname Watts


Fictional characters

*Watts, main character in the film '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' *
Watts family The Watts family are a fictional family in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. The family consists of Den (Leslie Grantham), Angie (Anita Dobson), Sharon (Letitia Dean), Dennis (Nigel Harman), Chrissie (Tracy-Ann Oberman), Vicki (Scarlett A ...
, six characters in the TV series ''EastEnders'' *
Curly Watts Norman Arthur "Curly" Watts is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', from 1983 to 2003, and in a few spin-off DVDs in 2010. He was portrayed throughout by Kevin Kennedy. Most of Curly's storylines deal ...
, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Peter Watts, in the TV series ''Millennium'' * Raquel Watts, in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Wade Owen Watts, protagonist in the novel ''
Ready Player One ''Ready Player One'' is a 2011 science fiction novel, and the debut novel of American author Ernest Cline. The story, set in a dystopia in 2045, follows protagonist Wade Watts on his search for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual reality gam ...
'' and its
film adaption A film adaptation is the transfer of a work or story, in whole or in part, to a feature film. Although often considered a type of derivative work, film adaptation has been conceptualized recently by academic scholars such as Robert Stam as a dial ...
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Places


United Kingdom

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Watts Bank Watts Bank is a nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute. Watts Bank is a s ...
, a nature reserve in Berkshire, England. *
Watts Hill Watts Hill is a hill in the Dorset Downs and one of the highest in the county of Dorset, England. The height of the summit is variously recorded as 261 metresOrdnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series, No. 194 or 262 metres. Location Watts Hi ...
, Dorset, England. * Watts Mortuary Chapel, Surrey, England *
Watts Naval School Watts Naval School was originally the Norfolk County School, a boarding school set up to serve the educational needs of the 'sons of farmers and artisans'. The school was later operated by Dr Barnardo's until closure in 1953. History Norfolk C ...
, Norfolk, England *
Watts Warehouse Watts Warehouse is a large, ornate Victorian Grade II* listed building standing on Portland Street in the centre of Manchester, England. It opened in 1856 as a textile warehouse for the wholesale drapery business of S & J Watts, and was the la ...
, Manchester, England


United States

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Watts, Los Angeles Watts is a neighborhood in southern Los Angeles, California. It is located within the South Los Angeles region, bordering the cities of Lynwood, Huntington Park and South Gate to the east and southeast, respectively, and the unincorporated co ...
, California, a city district ** Watts, California, former city that was supplanted by Watts, Los Angeles **
Watts Station Watts Station is a train station built in 1904 in Watts, Los Angeles, California. It was one of the first buildings in Watts, and for many years, it was a major stop for the Pacific Electric Railway's "Red Car" service between Los Angeles and Lo ...
, historic train station in Watts, Los Angeles **
Watts Towers The Watts Towers, Towers of Simon Rodia, or ''Nuestro Pueblo'' ("our town" in Spanish) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics within the site of the artis ...
, 17 sculptural towers in Watts, Los Angeles *
Watts, Oklahoma Watts is a town in northern Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Watts, also known as Young Tassel, a Chickamauga Cherokee chief, who died in 1802.Hagan, Phyllis. ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. "Watts." ...
* Watts, Virginia *
Watts Bar Lake Watts Bar Lake is a reservoir on the Tennessee River created by Watts Bar Dam as part of the Tennessee Valley Authority system. Geography Located in the U.S. state of Tennessee about midway between the cities of Chattanooga and Knoxville, the ...
, Tennessee * Watts Branch (Anacostia River), a tributary of the Anacostia in Maryland and the District of Columbia *
Watts Branch (Potomac River) Watts Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. Course The headwaters of the stream originate in the city of Rockville, and the branch flows southwest for ,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography D ...
, a tributary of the Potomac in Maryland *
Watts Building (Birmingham, Alabama) Watts Building in Birmingham, Alabama, is an Art Deco building built in 1927. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's ...
, on the National Register of Historic Places * Watts Community, Oklahoma * Watts Hospital, the first hospital in Durham, North Carolina * Watts Island Light, a lighthouse in Chesapeake Bay * Watts Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania


In space

* 1798 Watts, an asteroid * Watts (crater), on the Moon


In other places

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Watts River The Watts River is a perennial river of the Port Phillip and Western Port catchment, located in the Healesville area, in the Central region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Watts River rises below Mount Vinegar ...
, Victoria, Australia *
Watts Point Watts Point is a point in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the eastern side of Howe Sound northwest of Britannia Beach. See also *Watts Point volcanic centre The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene ag ...
, British Columbia, Canada


Businesses and organizations

* Watts & Co., an English architecture and interior design company founded in 1874 *
Watts Gallery Watts Gallery – Artists' Village is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of the Victorian-era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts. The gallery has been Grade II* listed on th ...
, an art gallery in Surrey, England *
Watts Line The Watts Line was a local line of the Pacific Electric Railway that operated between the Pacific Electric Building in Downtown Los Angeles and the Watts Station at 103rd Street in Watts. It was the primary local service for the Southern District ...
, former rail line in Los Angeles, California


Other uses

* USS ''Watts'' (DD-567), a U.S. Navy destroyer * Watt's drill, a drill bit that is a type of
mortiser A mortiser or morticer is a specialized woodworking machine used to cut square or rectangular holes in a piece of lumber (timber), such as a mortise in a mortise and tenon joint. Square chisel mortiser The square chisel mortiser (also called '' ...
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Watts family murders In the early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, American oil field operator Christopher Lee Watts (born May 16, 1985) murdered his pregnant wife Shanann (34) by strangulation, and their two children Bella (4) and Celeste (3) by ...
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Watt's linkage In kinematics, Watt's linkage (also known as the parallel linkage) is a type of mechanical linkage invented by James Watt in which the central moving point of the linkage is constrained to travel on a nearly straight line. It was described in ...
, mechanical linkage invented by James Watt * Watts riots, a 1965 civil disturbance in Watts, Los Angeles *
Watts truce The Watts truce was a 1992 peace agreement among rival street gangs in Los Angeles, California, declared in the neighborhood of Watts. The truce was reached just days before the 1992 Los Angeles riots and, although not universally adhered to, was ...
, a 1992 peace agreement among rival street gangs in Watts, Los Angeles


See also

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Watt (disambiguation) The watt is a unit of power named after Scottish engineer James Watt. Watt or WATT may also refer to: People * Watt (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Watt of Sussex, Anglo-Saxon king of Sussex who ruled between a ...
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WATS (disambiguation) WATS may refer to: * Warrick Area Transit System, a transit agency serving Warrick County, Indiana * Wide Area Telephone Service, a phone service for U.S. telecommunications * Wide Area Tracking System, a system for detecting ground-based nuclear ...
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WAT (disambiguation) A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand or Laos. Wat or WAT may also refer to: People * Wat (surname) * Wat (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname Places * List of wats in Thailand * WAT, the IATA code for Wa ...
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