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giga-watt

giga-watt noun: one thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.

Noun

giga-watt (plural giga-watts)

  1. One thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.

Forms of giga-watt

pluralgiga-watts
alternative formgigawatt

Origin of giga-watt

From giga- + watt.

Questions about giga-watt

What does giga-watt mean?
Giga-watt means one thousand million ( 10⁹ ) watts, abbreviated as GW.
What part of speech is giga-watt?
Giga-watt is a noun.
What is the plural of giga-watt?
The plural of giga-watt is giga-watts.

Words near giga-watt in the dictionary

  1. giga-joules
  2. giga-ohm
  3. giga-ohms
  4. giga-volt
  5. giga-volts
  6. giga-watt
  7. gigaamp
  8. gigaampere
  9. gigaamperes
  10. gigaamps
  11. gigaannum

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