kV
kilovolt; kilovolts.
kV
1 American
Or
kv
K.V.
2
American
abbreviation
Music.
KV
1
British
abbreviation
kV
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of KV
German, literally: Köchel catalogue
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China’s grid, the world’s largest, produces 40% more power than the U.S. and the European Union combined, utilizing 1,000 kV ultra-high voltage lines.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
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
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
In addition to the regular lines, Zaporizhzhia has a backup 330 kV line to a nearby coal-fired power plant.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022
Electric power is usually generated at greater than 10 kV, and transmitted long distances at voltages over 200 kV—sometimes as great as 700 kV—to limit energy losses.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
The work in the lab was overseen by K.V.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
In a leading newspaper, the Hindu, commentator K.V.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
Entering the race under the gender-neutral name K.V.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2016
“At times, we also help the person draft the petition,” said K.V.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2011
We will play the rest of the game afterwards, D.V. and K.V.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Leonard Huxley
The same hasn’t happened yet for quad-level cell NAND, however, he said, “reflecting ongoing uncertainty around the ultimate configuration of KV cache offloading.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
AI models use a technique called KV cache to remember certain things so they don’t have to recompute everything from scratch every single time they run a query.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Prior to his move, Lammens was left out of the Antwerp squad for back-to-back Belgian Pro-League games against KV Mechelen and KVC Westerlo.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation and Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology operate out of two campuses and have more than 10,000 students, according to KV Asia's website.
From Reuters ● Feb. 16, 2023
QU = KV, as:—Equivalent = ekvivalenta, eloquent = elokventa, inquisition = inkvizicio, quantity = kvanto, quadratic = kvadrata.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox
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