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- [kil-uh-wot]
- /ˈkɪl əˌwɒt/
- /ˈkɪl.ə.wɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kil-uh-wot]
- /ˈkɪl əˌwɒt/
Definitions of kilowatt word
- noun kilowatt a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw. 1
- noun kilowatt A measure of 1,000 watts of electrical power. 1
- noun kilowatt unit of electricity: 1000 watts 1
- countable noun kilowatt A kilowatt is a unit of power. One kilowatt is a thousand watts. 0
- noun kilowatt one thousand watts 0
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Origin of kilowatt
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; kilo- + watt
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Parts of speech for Kilowatt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kilowatt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kilowatt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for kilowatt
noun kilowatt
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
- heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
Antonyms for kilowatt
noun kilowatt
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- laziness — lazy evaluation
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
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