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kilowatt

[kil-uh-wot]
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noun
  1. a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw

Origin of kilowatt

First recorded in 1880–85; kilo- + watt
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Related Words for kilowatt

strength, service, electricity, heat, potential, dynamism, reaction, force, pressure, burn, gravity, friction, steam, current, juice, magnetism, application, response, rays, wattage

Examples from the Web for kilowatt

Contemporary Examples of kilowatt

Historical Examples of kilowatt

  • It's going in at ten kilovolts, so that's a five billion kilowatt supply.

    Islands of Space

    John W Campbell

  • There are amperes, and there are volts, and there are kilowatt hours.

    David and the Phoenix

    Edward Ormondroyd

  • We had to use a kilowatt before they could pick it up at 200 miles.

    Greylorn

    John Keith Laumer

  • Voltage, amperage, and watt or kilowatt are the terms in common use.

  • A horse-power is equivalent to 746 watts, or is nearly 3/4 of a kilowatt.

    Physics

    Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for kilowatt

kilowatt

noun
  1. one thousand wattsSymbol: kW
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Word Origin and History for kilowatt
n.

1884, from kilo- + watt. Kilowatt hour is from 1892. Related: Kilowattage.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
kilowatt in Science

kilowatt

[kĭl′ə-wŏt′]
  1. A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.
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kilowatt in Culture

kilowatt

[(kil-uh-waht)]

One thousand watts. (See power.)

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