Definitions for kilowatt
ˈkɪl əˌwɒtkilo·watt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kilowatt, kWnoun

   a unit of power equal to 1000 watts

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kilowattnoun

   One thousand ( 10 ) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kilowatt

   The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named in honor of James Watt (1736–1819), an 18th-century Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the Newcomen engine with his own steam engine in 1776. Watt's invention was fundamental for the Industrial Revolution.

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1. kilowatt

   A kilowatt is a unit of power in the International System of Units (SI) equivalent to one thousand watts. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The power output of engines, electric motors, heaters and other devices is often measured in kilowatts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kilowattnoun

   one thousand watts

2. Etymology: [See Kilogram and Watt.]

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1. Kilowatt

   Kilowatt is an album by jazz fusion guitarist Kazumi Watanabe, originally released on audio cassette in 1989. In 1991 it was released again on cassette, CD and LP.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kilowatt

   A compound unit; one thousand watts, q. v.

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1. • Power Unit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kilowatt in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kilowatt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of kilowatt in a Sentence

1. Rachel Kyte:

   There are quite substantial amounts of money on the table, but that money has to be translated into kilowatt hours and (more) people connected really quite quickly.

2. Peng Peng:

   We estimate that over the course of the first six months, 4.2 billion kilowatt hours of wind and solar power has been wasted, which is equivalent to New Zealand’s electricity use in the whole year of 2015.

3. Mohamud Farah:

   Unless we get battery storage, we cannot stop using fossil fuel, and the cost per kilowatt hour when we get the 100 MW will still depend on storage batteries.

4. Robert Habeck:

   We are in a situation where, I have to say this clearly, every kilowatt hour of energy saved helps.

5. Doug Adams:

   We think we can lower the cost of maintenance by two to three cents per kilowatt hour. That is a game changer from standpoint of the viability of wind energy. It becomes absolutely competitive with the fossil fuels that we rely on today, without subsidies it starts to become cost competitive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kilowatt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kilowatt
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilowatt
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilowatt
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kilowatt
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=kilowatt
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=kilowatt