kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
ˈki-lə-ˌvōlt 
ˈkē-lə-
: a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts
Examples of kilovolt in a Sentence
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The facility can test up to 20 MW with voltage levels reaching 13.2 kilovolts.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
The 100 kilovolt ampere (kVA) hydrogen generator powered the film’s entire unit basecamp and contributed to an overall reduction in diesel generator fuel usage by over 50%, according to Netflix.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Ackerman also pointed to one particular transmission project — the Trout Canyon-Lugo 500 kilovolt line.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
As part of the plan, Broadleaf would use horizontal drilling to install transmission lines to connect 100 megawatts of electrical power to an Eversource 345 kilovolt transmission line near Route 20, according to the company’s project proposal.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Some of the discharges were caused by dust grains in the air, while a handful were actually the rover becoming electrically charged to several kilovolts following collisions with airborne dust particles and then discharging into the ground.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Gulf planners have eighteen to twenty four months, about one construction cycle for a four hundred kilovolt line, to reinforce networks before power shortfalls mutate into reputational damage.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
The 100 kilovolt ampere (kVA) hydrogen generator powered the film’s entire unit basecamp and contributed to an overall reduction in diesel generator fuel usage by over 50%, according to Netflix.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Ackerman also pointed to one particular transmission project — the Trout Canyon-Lugo 500 kilovolt line.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
As part of the plan, Broadleaf would use horizontal drilling to install transmission lines to connect 100 megawatts of electrical power to an Eversource 345 kilovolt transmission line near Route 20, according to the company’s project proposal.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Some of the discharges were caused by dust grains in the air, while a handful were actually the rover becoming electrically charged to several kilovolts following collisions with airborne dust particles and then discharging into the ground.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Gulf planners have eighteen to twenty four months, about one construction cycle for a four hundred kilovolt line, to reinforce networks before power shortfalls mutate into reputational damage.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
ˈkē-lə-ˌvōlt
ˈkil-ə-
: 1000 volts
Medical Definition
kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
-ˌvōlt
: a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts
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