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kilowatt

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kil·o·watt  (kl-wt)
n. Abbr. kW
A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

kilowatt [ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one thousand watts. Symbol kW

kilowatt  (kl-wt)
A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kilowattkilowatt - a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
power unit - a measure of electric power
watt, W - a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
megawatt - a unit of power equal to one million watts
Translations
kilowatt [ˈkɪləʊwɒt] Nkilovatio m

kilowatt [ˈkɪləwɒt] nkilowatt m
kilowatt-hour [ˌkɪləwɒtˈaʊər] nkilowattheure m

kilowatt
nKilowatt nt; kilowatt-hourKilowattstunde f

kilowatt [ˈkɪləʊwɒt] nchilowatt m inv
kilowatt [ˈkɪləʊwɒt] nchilowatt m inv

kilowatt
n kilowatt [ˈkiləwot]
(often abbreviated tokWwhen written) a measure of power, 1,000 watts. kilowatt كيلو واط киловат kilowatt kilowatt das Kilowatt κιλοβάτ kilovatio kilovatt کیلو وات kilowatti kilowatt קִילוֹוָאט किलोवाट kilovat kilowatt kilowatt kílóvatt kilowatt キロワット 킬로와트 kilovatas kilovats kilowatt kilowatt kilowatt kilowat quilovate kilowatt киловатт kilowatt kilovat kilovat kilowatt กิโลวัตต์ kilovat 仟瓦 кіловат ایک ہزار واٹ kilowát


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