megawatt
pronunciation
How to pronounce megawatt in British English:
UK [ˈmegəwɒt]
How to pronounce megawatt in American English:
US [ˈmegəwɑt]
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- Noun:
- a unit of power equal to one million watts
Word Origin
- megawatt (v.)
- 1900, from mega- + watt.
Example
- 1. The holy of holies turbogenerator which produces the very electricity . It 's power is 60 megawatt .
- 2. Among its newest dams on the mekong is the 4200 megawatt xiaowan taller than paris 's eiffel tower .
- 3. Once that has been done , it will start a two-year test period generating about 1 megawatt of electricity-enough to supply 1600 households .
- 4. The original acreage and megawatt output have both been lowered after facing objections from environmentalists and the local american indian community .
- 5. The loan will support two units of the blythe solar power project that will have a combined 484 megawatt generating capacity .