kilowatt hour
UKkiləwɔtauər
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'kilowatt' is a combination of 'kilo-' meaning one thousand and 'watt', the unit of power named after James Watt. 'Hour' comes from the Old English word 'hōr', which means 'hour'.
مثال
- The average household consumes several kilowatt hours of electricity per day.
- The cost of electricity is measured in kilowatt hours.
- A kilowatt hour is equivalent to 3.6 million joules.
ترکیبهای رایج
Generate kilowatt hours Measure in kilowatt hours Consume kilowatt hours Cost per kilowatt hour
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour