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Kilowatt hour

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Kil´o`watt` hour
1.(Elec.) A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt acting for one hour; - approximately equal to 1.34 horse-power hour.
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Noun1.kilowatt hour - a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
B.T.U., Board of Trade unit, kW-hr
energy unit, heat unit, work unit - a unit of measurement for work
watt-hour - a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour


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