kilowatt-year

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, kilowatt +‎ year, or, by surface analysis, kilo- +‎ watt-year.

Noun

kilowatt-year (plural kilowatt-years)

  2. A unit of energy equal to that provided by one kilowatt of power acting for one year (31·536 × 10⁹ joules).
    Alternative forms: kW·a, kW a, kWa, kW-a, kW·y, kW y, kWy, kW-y, kW·yr, kW yr, kWyr, kW-yr (symbol variants); kilowatt year
    Holonyms: terajoule (1.000e12 J) < gigawatt-hour (3.600e12 J) < megawatt-year (31.536e12 J) < petajoule (1.000e15 J) < terawatt-hour (3.600e15 J) < gigawatt-year (31.536e15 J), exajoule (1.000e18 J) < petawatt-hour (3.600e18 J) < terawatt-year (31.536e18 J)
    Meronyms: kilojoule (1.000e3 J) < watt-hour (3.600e3 J) < milliwatt-year (31.536e3 J) < megajoule (1.000e6 J) < kilowatt-hour (3.600e6 J) < watt-year (31.536e6 J) < gigajoule (1.000e9 J) < megawatt-hour (3.600e9 J)
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