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kilo-volt

kilo-volt noun: one thousand ( 10³ ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.

Noun

kilo-volt (plural kilo-volts)

  1. One thousand ( 10³ ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.

Forms of kilo-volt

pluralkilo-volts
alternative formkilovolt

Origin of kilo-volt

From kilo- + volt.

Questions about kilo-volt

What does kilo-volt mean?
Kilo-volt means one thousand ( 10³ ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
What part of speech is kilo-volt?
Kilo-volt is a noun.
What is the plural of kilo-volt?
The plural of kilo-volt is kilo-volts.

Words near kilo-volt in the dictionary

  1. kilo-meter
  2. kilo-meters
  3. kilo-newton
  4. kilo-ohm
  5. kilo-ohms
  6. kilo-volt
  7. kilo-volts
  8. kilo-watt
  9. kiloamp
  10. kiloampere
  11. kiloamperes

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