kilowatt

[ kil-uh-wot ]

/ ˈkɪl əˌwɒt /

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noun

a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw

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Origin of kilowatt

First recorded in 1880–85; kilo- + watt

Words nearby kilowatt

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

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How to use kilowatt in a sentence

The electrical system regularly failed and tenants said the landlord charged them an extra 7 cents, on top of the power company’s rate, for every kilowatt hour they used.
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This spike-based approach is vastly more energy efficient, which is why training the most powerful AI requires kilowatts of electricity while the brain uses just 20 watts.
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Over the course of a year, the 75-watt incandescent uses 82 kilowatt hours of electricity, costing $11.48.
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It's going in at ten kilovolts, so that's a five billion kilowatt supply.
Islands of Space|John W Campbell

One gram of lithium hydride would give nearly fifty-eight kilowatt-hours of energy in one blast.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
The rental charges are nominal in amount, the maximum being about 1/16 of a cent per kilowatt hour.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
Kilowatts—Your electric bill usually reads in kilowatt hours.
Electricity for the 4-H Scientist|Eric B. Wilson
Volts times amperes equals (watts) (kilowatt hours) (alternating current).
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British Dictionary definitions for kilowatt

kilowatt

/ (ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt) /

noun

one thousand wattsSymbol: kW

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Scientific definitions for kilowatt

kilowatt

[ kĭl′ə-wŏt′ ]

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

Cultural definitions for kilowatt

kilowatt

[ (kil-uh-waht) ]

One thousand watts. (See power.)

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