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KW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does kW mean?
• KW (noun)
The noun KW has 1 sense:
1. a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
Familiarity information: KW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of power equal to 1000 watts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
kilowatt; kW
Hypernyms ("kW" is a kind of...):
power unit (a measure of electric power)
Meronyms (parts of "kW"):
W; watt (a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)
Holonyms ("kW" is a part of...):
megawatt (a unit of power equal to one million watts)
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