kilowatt-hour equivalent

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• Kilowatt hour — KWH redirects here. For other uses, see KWH (disambiguation). Residential electricity meter located in Canada The kilowatt hour, or kilowatt hour, (symbol kW·h, kW h or kWh) is a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt hours or 3.6 megajoules …   Wikipedia

• kilowatt-hour — ► NOUN ▪ a measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of one thousand watts for one hour …   English terms dictionary

• kilowatt-hour — n. a measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for one hour. Usage: Abbr.: kWh. * * * noun, pl hours [count] technical : a unit of work or energy equal to the amount produced by one kilowatt in one hour abbr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Kilowatt-Hour — (kWh)   The basic unit of electric energy equal to one kilowatt of power supplied to or taken from an electric circuit for one hour.   A unit or measure of electricity supply or consumption of 1,000 Watts over the period of one hour; equivalent… …   Energy terms

• kilowatt hour — (kW·h or KWH or kw hr)    a commercial unit of electric energy. One kilowatt hour represents the amount of energy delivered at a rate of 1000 watts over a period of one hour. Since the watt is 1 joule/sec and there are 3600 seconds in an hour,… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• kilowatt-hour — kil′owatt hour′ n. elm a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower hours Abbr.: kWh,kwh • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

• kilowatt-hour — /kil euh wot oweur , ow euhr/, n. a unit of energy, equivalent to the energy transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power; approximately 1.34 horsepower hours. Abbr.: kWh, kwhr [1890 95] * * * …   Universalium

• kilowatt hour — /kɪləwɒt ˈaʊə/ (say kiluhwot owuh) noun a unit of energy equivalent to that transferred or expended in one hour by one kilowatt of power, 3.6 × 106 joules. Symbol: kWh …  

• kilowatt-hour — (abbrev.: kWh) noun a measure of electrical energy equivalent to a power consumption of 1,000 watts for one hour …   English new terms dictionary

• Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent — Monroney label showing the EPA s fuel economy equivalent ratings for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt. The rating for all electric mode (left) is expressed in miles per gallon gasoline equivalent. Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe or MPGge) is a… …   Wikipedia

• watt-hour — noun a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour • Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit • Part Holonyms: ↑kilowatt hour, ↑kW hr, ↑Board of Trade unit, ↑B.T.U. * …   Useful english dictionary