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kilo-watt

kilo-watt noun: one thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.

Noun

kilo-watt (plural kilo-watts)

  1. One thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.

Forms of kilo-watt

pluralkilo-watts
alternative formkilowatt

Origin of kilo-watt

From kilo- + watt.

Questions about kilo-watt

What does kilo-watt mean?
Kilo-watt means one thousand (10³) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.
What part of speech is kilo-watt?
Kilo-watt is a noun.
What is the plural of kilo-watt?
The plural of kilo-watt is kilo-watts.

Words near kilo-watt in the dictionary

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

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