kV

¹ American

Or kv

kilovolt; kilovolts.

K.V. ² American

abbreviation

Music.

Köchel-Verzeichnis, the chronological listing of Mozart's works (used with a number to identify a specific work).

KV ¹ British

abbreviation

Köchel Verzeichnis See K

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kV ² British

abbreviation

kilovolt

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Etymology

Origin of KV

German, literally: Köchel catalogue

Example Sentences

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They hold up two transmission lines: the Gould-Sylmar 220 kV circuit and the Eagle Rock-Sylmar 220 kV circuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Volodymyr Kudrystski, chairman of the management board at Ukraine's grid operator Ukrenergo, said sourcing urgently-needed transformers was complicated by the fact that Ukraine's standard power transmission lines are 750 kilo-volts and 330 kV.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2022

Those in neighbouring Poland, for example, are 400 kV and 220 kV.

From Reuters • Dec. 21, 2022

However, a 330/750 kV reserve line was delivering energy to the grid and could provide power to the plant if necessary, it added.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2022

An evacuated tube uses an accelerating voltage of 40 kV to accelerate electrons to hit a copper plate and produce x rays.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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