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kilo watt
kil·o·watt
/
ˈkɪl
əˌwɒt
/
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[
kil
-
uh
-wot
]
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noun
a unit of power, equal to 1000
watts
.
Abbreviation:
kW, kw
Origin:
1880–85;
kilo-
+
watt
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World English Dictionary
kilowatt
(ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt)
—
n
kW
one thousand watts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
kilowatt
(kĭl'ə-wŏt')
Pronunciation Key
A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
kilowatt
[(
kil
-uh-waht)]
One thousand
watts
. (
See
power
.)
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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