Kilowatt
/kˈɪləˌwɑt/
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Definition
(noun) One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
Sentence Examples
The air conditioner uses one kilowatt.
The generator produced two kilowatt.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ is a unit of power that is equal to one thousand watts in the international system of units.