gigawatt

gi·ga·watt

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gig-uh-wot, jig-]
- /ˈgɪg əˌwɒt, ˈdʒɪg-/
- /ɡˈɪɡəwˌɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gig-uh-wot, jig-]
- /ˈgɪg əˌwɒt, ˈdʒɪg-/

Definitions of gigawatt word

noun gigawatt one billion watts. Abbreviation: GW, Gw. 1
noun gigawatt One thousand million ( 109 ) watts, abbreviated as GW. 1
noun gigawatt a unit of power equal to one thousand million watts 0
noun gigawatt one billion watts: abbrev. GW 0

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Origin of gigawatt

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; giga- + watt

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Parts of speech for Gigawatt

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

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gigawatt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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