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megawatt hour

megawatt hour is the alternative spelling of megawatt-hour.

Meaning of megawatt-hour

Noun

megawatt-hour (plural megawatt-hours)

  1. A unit of energy equal to that provided by one megawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10⁹ joules).
    • Holonyms: kilowatt-year (31.536e9 J) < terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J) < exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)

Forms of megawatt hour

pluralmegawatt hours

Origin of megawatt hour

By surface analysis, megawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, mega- + watt hour.

Questions about megawatt hour

What is megawatt hour the alternative spelling of?
Megawatt hour is the alternative spelling of megawatt-hour.

Words near megawatt hour in the dictionary

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  3. megawarhol
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  5. megawatt
  6. megawatt hour
  7. megawatt hours
  8. megawatt year
  9. megawatt years
  10. megawatt-hour
  11. megawatt-hours

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