kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈki-lə-ˌwät 

ˈkē-lə-

: 1000 watts

Examples of kilowatt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If future commercial deployments deliver similar results, the architecture could provide customers with a straightforward path from hundreds of kilowatts to several megawatts without fundamentally changing the underlying system. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Harnest is scaling that up to 400 kilowatts by the end of the year, which should cover up to 35 percent on a good day, depending on production load. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Organizations that can extract more compute from every kilowatt — and cool it without energy-intensive chillers — will build infrastructure that remains economically viable as power costs continue to rise. — Deania Davidson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Due to a higher mix of aeroderivative turbines versus heavy-duty gas turbines, the team booked orders at a higher dollar per kilowatt (KW) rate. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing kilowatt

• kilowatt-hour

Rhymes for kilowatt

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Kids Definition

kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈkil-ə-ˌwät 

: 1000 watts

Medical Definition

kilowatt

noun

kilo·​watt ˈkil-ə-ˌwät 

: 1000 watts