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How to pronounce “kilowatt”
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Pronunciation guide for kilowatt
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of kilowatt with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Could We Replace Data Centers with … Plant DNA?
It's estimated between three to seven kilowatt-hours of energy are needed
- Definition summary
- 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.)
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How to pronounce kilowatt
Could We Replace Data Centers with … Plant DNA?

It's estimated between three to seven kilowatt-hours of energy are needed
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “kilowatt”
Meaning
- [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.)
- (informal) Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.
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