gigawatt-hour
gigawatt-hour · gigawatt-hours
A unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt acting for one hourA unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10¹² joules).
Meaning
2 sensesA unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10¹² joules).
(metonymically)A measure of the amount of equipment that produces, consumes, transmits, or stores this amount of energy.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
By surface analysis, gigawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, giga- + watt-hour.By surface analysis, gigawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, giga- + watt-hour.
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Forms
plural: gigawatt-hours| Singular | gigawatt-hour |
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