kilowatt
One thousand watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical…One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
» How many kilowatts does the average refrigerator use per month?
Wie viele Kilowattstunden verbraucht der durchschnittliche Kühlschrank pro Monat?
Meaning
2 sensesOne thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
Holonyms: MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt
Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt
Kilowatt
килова́ттkilovátt
кілова́тkilovát
(informal)Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.
- a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
Examples
3 sentencesHow many kilowatts does the average refrigerator use per month?
deWie viele Kilowattstunden verbraucht der durchschnittliche Kühlschrank pro Monat?
How many kilowatts does the average home use per year?
deWie viele Kilowattstunden verbraucht der durchschnittliche Haushalt pro Jahr?
Home energy consumption is measured in kilowatt-hours.
deDer Energieverbrauch von Häusern wird in Kilowattstunden gemessen.
Translations
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Origin
From kilo- + watt.From kilo- + watt.
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Forms
plural: kilowattsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a unit of power equal to 1000 watts:kW