KILOWATT HOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kilowatt hour mean? 

• KILOWATT HOUR (noun)
  The noun KILOWATT HOUR has 1 sense:

1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

  Familiarity information: KILOWATT HOUR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KILOWATT HOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

B.T.U.; Board of Trade unit; kilowatt hour; kW-hr

Hypernyms ("kilowatt hour" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Meronyms (parts of "kilowatt hour"):

watt-hour (a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour)