Definition of "kilowatt" in English

noun

1. 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.)

   • Holonyms: MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt < PW, petawatt
   • Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt

2. (informal) Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.