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kilowatt

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kilowatt: see watt watt [for James Watt ], abbr. W, unit of power, or work done per unit time, equal to 1 joule per second. It is used as a measure of electrical and mechanical power.
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kilowatt
one thousand watts.

kilowatt [′kil·ə‚wät]
(physics)
A unit of power equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviated kW.


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