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kilowatt-year

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-wat-t-year
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of energy equal to that provided by one kilowatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁹ joules).

Example Sentences

  • "Holonyms: terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J), exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)"
  • "Meronyms: kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J) < milliwatt-year (31.536e3 J) < megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J) < watt-year (31.536e6 J) < gigajoule (1.000e9 J) < megawatt-hour (3.600e9 J)"

Etymology

By surface analysis, kilowatt + year, or, by surface analysis, kilo- + watt-year.

Inflected Forms

kilowatt-years (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mul:kW·a mul:kW a mul:kWa mul:kW-a mul:kW·y mul:kW y mul:kWy mul:kW-y

Questions

What does kilowatt-year mean?
A unit of energy equal to that provided by one kilowatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁹ joules).
Where does kilowatt-year come from?
By surface analysis, kilowatt + year, or, by surface analysis, kilo- + watt-year.

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