kilowatt

Noun

Meaning

One thousand watts.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kW current force service pressure potential watt heat reaction electricity steam gravity burn juice dynamism
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Hypernyms

power unit

Phrases with the word

kilowatt-year

Examples

It is unconscionable that this government charges more royalty on the sale of our very own natural gas from Malampaya than it taxes imported coal and fuel. We pay P1.40 per kilowatt hour for electricity from generated from natural gas and only P.17 per KWH from coal. Does that make any sense to you? Francis Escudero

According to statistics compiled by the South Korean agency Statistics Korea based on International Energy Agency (IEA) data, per capita electricity consumption fell from its peak in 1990 of 1247 kilowatt hours to a low of 712 kilowatt hours in 2000. Source: Internet

At zenith, sunlight provides an irradiance of just over 1 kilowatt per square meter at sea level. Source: Internet

At present, Afghanistan imports more than 320 million kilowatt hours of electricity every year from Turkmenistan. Source: Internet

For instance, a first generation Nissan Leaf has a 3.3 kilowatt (kW) on-board charger, so it can only draw a maximum of 3.3 kW, even if you’re hooking up to a fast-charger than can charge at a higher rate. Source: Internet

Bright sunlight provides an irradiance of just over 1 kilowatt per square meter at sea level. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

kilovoltage kilovoltmeter kiloware kilowatt alley kilowatt hour kilowatt-year