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KILOWATT [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Measurements of Electricity
DEF

A unit of power equal to 1 000 watts.

OBS

kilowatt; kW: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
DEF

Unité de mesure de puissance électrique valant mille watts [...]

OBS

kilowatt; kW : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Medida de la electricidad
DEF

Unidad de potencia, equivalente a 1.000 vatios.

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