Definition of "milliwatt" []

• A unit of power equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a watt. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• ""During a search of the passenger's baggage, Customs officers allegedly found 360 laser pointers, each with an emission level greater than one milliwatt which is over the permitted limit," a Customs spokesman said."
• ""During a search of the passenger&squo; s baggage, Customs officers allegedly found 360 laser pointers, each with an emission level greater than one milliwatt which is over the permitted limit," a Customs spokesman said."
• "Studies have shown that daily exposure to microwave emissions shouldn't exceed more than 1 milliwatt per minute, but average microwave use exceeds this."