kilovolts
kilovolts is the plural of kilovolt.
Meaning of kilovolt
Noun
kilovolt (plural kilovolts)
- 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
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- What is kilovolts the plural of?
- Kilovolts is the plural of kilovolt.
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