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kilowatt Definition

kilo·watt (kilō wät′, kilə-)

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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