kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
ˈki-lə-ˌvōlt 
ˈkē-lə-
: a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts
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Transformers operating at 750 kilovolts, such as the replacements needed for the transmission backbone of Ukraine’s electric grid, are produced in volume in only a few countries; these include China, India, Japan, and South Korea.
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Thomas Popik, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2023
Some sections have been upgraded to 230 kilovolt, but large sections remain.
—Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
The Railbelt transmission grid consists primarily of 115 kilovolt capacity with little to no redundancy.
—Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
And in the 1930s came the first circular particle accelerator—a palm-size device invented by Ernest Lawrence called the cyclotron, which could accelerate protons to about 80 kilovolts.
—Chandrashekhar Joshi, Scientific American, 1 July 2021
An article in RadioGraphics has highlighted some exciting CT techniques that do this, such as low-kilovolt imaging, which the authors describe as one of the most effective means of reducing the radiation dose for children.
—Morris Panner, Forbes, 4 May 2021
Operating at voltages of 300 kilovolts, more than 2500 times stronger than electricity from a U.S. wall socket, the machine requires a bulky transformer and thick, heavily insulated cabling.
—Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 23 Jan. 2020
For safety and other reasons, third-rail systems typically operate at 750 volts DC, a much lower voltage than overhead lines, which in Britain run at 25 kilovolts AC.
—The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
Motors and Propellers Motors are rated in kilovolts, or rpm generated per volt.
—Trevor Bauer, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2018
Thomas Popik, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2023
Some sections have been upgraded to 230 kilovolt, but large sections remain.
—Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
The Railbelt transmission grid consists primarily of 115 kilovolt capacity with little to no redundancy.
—Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2023
And in the 1930s came the first circular particle accelerator—a palm-size device invented by Ernest Lawrence called the cyclotron, which could accelerate protons to about 80 kilovolts.
—Chandrashekhar Joshi, Scientific American, 1 July 2021
An article in RadioGraphics has highlighted some exciting CT techniques that do this, such as low-kilovolt imaging, which the authors describe as one of the most effective means of reducing the radiation dose for children.
—Morris Panner, Forbes, 4 May 2021
Operating at voltages of 300 kilovolts, more than 2500 times stronger than electricity from a U.S. wall socket, the machine requires a bulky transformer and thick, heavily insulated cabling.
—Eric Hand, Science | AAAS, 23 Jan. 2020
For safety and other reasons, third-rail systems typically operate at 750 volts DC, a much lower voltage than overhead lines, which in Britain run at 25 kilovolts AC.
—The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
Motors and Propellers Motors are rated in kilovolts, or rpm generated per volt.
—Trevor Bauer, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2018
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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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