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kilovolt-ampere

[ kil-uh-vohlt-am-peer, -am-peer ]

/ ˈkɪl əˌvoʊltˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər /

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an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva

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Origin of kilovolt-ampere

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby kilovolt-ampere

kilometre, kiloparsec, kiloton, kilovolt, kilovoltage, kilovolt-ampere, kilowatt, kilowatt-hour, Kilpatrick, Kilroy, kilt

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How to use kilovolt-ampere in a sentence

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