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Record 1 2018-03-16

English

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

A unit of apparent power in an alternating-current circuit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes.

OBS

kilovolt-ampere; kVA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • kilovoltampere

French

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

Unité de puissance électrique apparente en courant alternatif valant 1 000 voltampères.

OBS

kilovolt-ampère; KVA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

kilovoltampère; kVA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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