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MEGAWATT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does megawatt mean?

• MEGAWATT (noun)
The noun MEGAWATT has 1 sense:

1. a unit of power equal to one million watts

Familiarity information: MEGAWATT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MEGAWATT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A unit of power equal to one million watts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("megawatt" is a kind of...):

power unit (a measure of electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "megawatt"):

kilowatt; kW (a unit of power equal to 1000 watts)

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