kilowatt Definition
kilo·watt (kil′ō wät′, kil′ə-)
noun
one thousand watts: abbrev. kW
kilowatt Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- electricity: The Aswan High Dam has 12 turbines which generate over 10 billion kilowatts of electricity every year.
- heat: Mounted on the wall, it is a beautifully designed stove able to give up to eight kilowatts of heat out into the room.
- power: In general, the production of 1 kilowatt of power will create 2 kW of usable heat energy.
- energy: A typical domestic Solar Cell installation will be rated to generate a maximum of 1 kilowatt of energy.
Converse of object
- generate: The Leslie Pump is big enough to generate 10 kilowatts, enough to power a large house.
- produce: The hybrid systems have a wind generator with a battery bank which produces 2,500 kilowatts an hour through the day.
- use: Ten 100-watt light bulbs use one kilowatt of electrical power.
- deliver: Capable of delivering 1.6 kilowatts of continuous power, the P7 delivers astonishing sonic performance to even the hardest to work speakers.
- take: This wattage had to include the power to heat the filaments of the valves, which took 2 Kilowatts alone!
Adjective modifier
- few: I assure you they are not looking at putting up a few kilowatts of tomorrow's technology.
- many: However, his design uses a supply voltage of 1500 volts, in order to force many kilowatts of power into the resonator.
- several: Further, these bars can be assembled into stacks, having a continuous wave output of several kilowatts.
- installed: A rule of thumb is that the whole system is likely to cost about £ 1000 per installed kilowatt.
Modifies a noun
- transmitter: Swanson bought a Marconi 5 kilowatt transmitter from Z & I Aero Services in London.
- hour: Most people on the planet cant afford 10 cents per kilowatt hour.
- turbine: Tesco is asking for permission for two 20 kilowatt turbines at the Whitfield site.
- output: It has a 6.5 meter heat circle from a 12.2 kilowatt output.
- capacity: Part of the building will house a 1000 kilowatt capacity sub station which will provide mains power for the site in September.
- rating: The higher the kilowatt rating of the shower, the greater the flow.
Preposition: per
meter: However, the remaining energy still amounts to about one kilowatt per square meter at the equator at noon.
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