kilowatt
/'kiləwɔt/
Definition
- Noun:
- A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts: A kilowatt is a standard measurement of power, representing one thousand watts. It is commonly used to quantify the rate of energy transfer or usage, especially for electrical devices and systems.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The air conditioner has a power rating of 1.5 kilowatts.
- The solar panel array can generate up to five kilowatts of electricity.
- Our household's average energy consumption is about 30 kilowatt-hours per day.
Advanced Usage
- "Kilowatt-hour (kWh)": A derived unit of energy representing the amount of energy consumed or produced when a power of one kilowatt is used for one hour. This is the standard unit for electricity billing.
- My electricity bill shows we used 450 kilowatt-hours last month.
Variants and Related Words
- Kilowatt-hour (n): A unit of energy equal to one kilowatt of power sustained for one hour.
- Megawatt (n): A unit of power equal to one million watts or one thousand kilowatts.
- Watt (n): The base SI unit of power, upon which the kilowatt is based.
Synonyms
- kW (abbreviation): The standard abbreviation for kilowatt.
- Thousand watts: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
(Note: As a scientific unit of measurement, "kilowatt" does not typically form phrasal verbs or idioms. Its usage is primarily technical.)
Noun
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a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
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