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kilowatt
 

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Noun kilowatt has 1 sense
  1. kilowatt, kW - a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
    --1 is a kind of power unit
    --1 is a part of megawatt
    --1 has parts: watt, W

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Kilowatt

A kilowatt is a unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts.

Examples:

  1. As a noun:

    The average household consumes several kilowatts of electricity per day.

  2. As an adjective:

    A kilowatt generator can provide backup power during a blackout.

  3. As a verb (rare):

    He kilowatted his computer by overloading it with too much voltage.

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