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kilovolt

kilovolt noun: one thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.

Noun

kilovolt (plural kilovolts)

  1. One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
    • Generators usually produce electricity at 7 kilovolts (a kilovolt is a thousand volts) to 25 kilovolts; transformers at the generators step up the voltage, to 60 kilovolts to 500 kilovolts, before sending the power into the grid.1999 October 21, Sally McGrane, “Getting Power to the People: The North American Electricity Grid”, in The New York Times

kilovolt meaning in Tamil and Thai

kilovolt in Tamil

கிலோவுவோற்று

kilovolt in Thai

One thousand volts
กิโลโวลต์

Forms of kilovolt

pluralkilovolts
alternative formkilo-volt

Origin of kilovolt

From kilo- + volt.

Words formed from kilovolt

  • kilovolt-ampere

Questions about kilovolt

What does kilovolt mean?
Kilovolt means one thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
What is kilovolt in Tamil?
Kilovolt in Tamil is கிலோவுவோற்று. See Kilovolt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kilovolt?
Kilovolt is a noun.
What is the plural of kilovolt?
The plural of kilovolt is kilovolts.

Words near kilovolt in the dictionary

  1. kilounits
  2. kilovar
  3. kilovars
  4. kilovirion
  5. kilovirions
  6. kilovolt
  7. kilovoltage
  8. kilovoltages
  9. kilovoltmeter
  10. kilovoltmeters
  11. kilovolts

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