megawatt-year
A unit of energy equal to that provided by one megawatt acting for one yearA unit of energy equal to that provided by one megawatt acting for one year (31·536 × 10¹² joules).
Meaning
1 sensesA unit of energy equal to that provided by one megawatt acting for one year (31·536 × 10¹² joules).
Holonyms: petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J) < exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)
Origin
By surface analysis, megawatt + year, or, by surface analysis, mega- + watt-year.By surface analysis, megawatt + year, or, by surface analysis, mega- + watt-year.
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Forms
plural: megawatt-years| Singular | megawatt-year |
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See also
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