megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

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But perhaps most striking of all was her megawatt necklace. Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026 With advancements in artificial intelligence, data centers today routinely request 300 megawatts or more, with some proposals seeking even more than 5gigawatts. Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026 The company’s current projections suggest adding 600 megawatts of advanced nuclear capacity to its system by 2037. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025 Abu Dhabi renewable energy giant Masdar will develop a 200-megawatt floating solar power plant at the Chereh dam in Malaysia — the first fruit of a 10-gigawatt roadmap agreed with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority in 2023. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megawatt

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
abbreviation MW
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