kilowatt

== English == === Alternative forms === kilo-watt === Etymology === From kilo- + watt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.ləˌwɒt/, /ˈkiə.ləˌwɒt/ === Noun === kilowatt (plural kilowatts) 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.) Synonyms: kW, ㎾ (symbol) Holonyms: MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt (informal) Catachresis for kilowatt-hour. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From kilo- +‎ watt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ki.lɔ.wat/ === Noun === kilowatt m (plural kilowatts) kilowatt ==== Derived terms ==== kilowattheure === Further reading === “kilowatt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From kilo- +‎ watt. === Noun === kilowatt m (invariable) kilowatt Synonym: chilowatt == Portuguese == === Noun === kilowatt m (plural kilowatts) alternative spelling of quilowatt === Further reading === “kilowatt”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French kilowatt. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ watt. === Noun === kilowatt m (plural kilowați) kilowatt ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From kilo- + watt. === Noun === kilowatt m (plural kilowatts) kilowatt