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MEGAWATT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does megawatt mean? 

MEGAWATT (noun)
  The noun MEGAWATT has 1 sense:

1. a unit of power equal to one million wattsplay

  Familiarity information: MEGAWATT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MEGAWATT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of power equal to one million watts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("megawatt" is a kind of...):

power unit (a measure of electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "megawatt"):

kilowatt; kW (a unit of power equal to 1000 watts)


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