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kilowatts

/ˈkɪləwɒts/ /ˈkɪləwɑːts/

Meanings
noun
One thousand (103) watts.

Examples :

"The solar panels on our roof can generate up to five kilowatts of electricity. "
energy physics unit technical

Related Words

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

The digit/figure 5.

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

Illustration panels

panels noun

/ˈpænəlz/

A (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.

"Behind the picture was a panel on the wall."

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration solar

solar adjective

/ˈsəʊlə/ /ˈsoʊlɚ/

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun

"solar influence"

Illustration can

can verb

/ˈkæn/ /ˈkæːn/

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

"My parents can take me to the park after school. "

Illustration watts

watts noun

/wɑts/ /wɒts/

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

"The light bulb uses 60 watts of power. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration thousand

thousand numeral

/ˈθaʊzənd/ /ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103

"Many thousands of people came to the conference."

Illustration on

on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration electricity

electricity noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

"The electricity bill was unusually high this month, likely due to the many electronics running in the house. "

Illustration generate

generate verb

/ˈdʒɛn.əɹ.eɪt/ /ˈdʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/

To bring into being; give rise to.

"The discussion generated an uproar."

Illustration roof

roof noun

/ɹuːf/

The external covering at the top of a building.

"The roof was blown off by the tornado."