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kilovolt en · NOUN

Etymology

From kilo- + volt.

Meanings

1. One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
   • Generators usually produce electricity at 7 kilovolts (a kilovolt is a thousand volts) to 25 kilovolts; transformers at the generators step up the voltage, to 60 kilovolts to 500 kilovolts, before sending the power into the grid. 1999 October 21, Sally McGrane, “Getting Power to the People: The North American Electricity Grid”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

kilovolt-ampere

Translations (8)

ka კილოვოლტი (One thousand volts) · ko 킬로볼트 (One thousand volts) · ca quilovolt (One thousand volts) · fi kilovoltti (One thousand volts) · ru килово́льт (One thousand volts) · ja キロボルト (One thousand volts) · th กิโลโวลต์ (One thousand volts) · el κιλοβόλτ (One thousand volts)