megawatt

noun

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

Examples of megawatt in a Sentence

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One Megapack can provide up to 1 megawatt of power for four hours. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 20 June 2025 Officials expect demand to surpass 32,000 megawatts in the coming weeks. Biswajeet Banerjee, Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2025 Its latest refrigerant cooling system helps deliver a 35 percent gain in high-temperature lifespan, ensuring that megawatt charging won’t degrade the battery. IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2025 Most of those data centers are relatively small facilities whose maximum power needs amount to less than 20 megawatts. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

megawatt

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