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MEGAWATT/HOUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Measurements of Electricity
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- megawatt-hour
1, record 1, English, megawatt%2Dhour
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MW-h 2, record 1, English, MW%2Dh
avoid
- MW-hr 2, record 1, English, MW%2Dhr
avoid
- MW.-hr 2, record 1, English, MW%2E%2Dhr
avoid
- mWh 3, record 1, English, mWh
avoid
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- megawatthour 4, record 1, English, megawatthour
correct, less frequent
- MWh 4, record 1, English, MWh
correct
- MW·h 5, record 1, English, MW%26%23183%3Bh
correct
- MWH 6, record 1, English, MWH
avoid
- MWh 4, record 1, English, MWh
- megawatt hour 3, record 1, English, megawatt%20hour
avoid
- megawatt/hour 2, record 1, English, megawatt%2Fhour
avoid
- MW/h 2, record 1, English, MW%2Fh
avoid
- MW/hr 2, record 1, English, MW%2Fhr
avoid
- MW/HR 2, record 1, English, MW%2FHR
avoid
- mw / h 4, record 1, English, mw%20%2F%20h
avoid
- MW/h 2, record 1, English, MW%2Fh
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of energy equivalent to one million (106) watthours. 2, record 1, English, - megawatt%2Dhour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Megawatt-hours are used for metering of [large] amounts of electrical energy. For example, a power plant's daily output is likely to be measured in megawatt-hours. 5, record 1, English, - megawatt%2Dhour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plural: megawatt-hours or megawatthours. Lots of variants can be found, but they should be avoided: megawattshours, megawatts hour, megawatts hours, megawatt hours, megawatts-hour, megawatts-hours, megawatts/hour, megawatts/hours, megawatt/hours. 2, record 1, English, - megawatt%2Dhour
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Mesures de grandeurs électriques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mégawattheure
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gawattheure
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MWh 2, record 1, French, MWh
correct, masculine noun
- mWh 3, record 1, French, mWh
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mégawatt-heure 4, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gawatt%2Dheure
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- MWh 5, record 1, French, MWh
correct, masculine noun
- MWh 5, record 1, French, MWh
- mégawatt heure 6, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gawatt%20heure
avoid, masculine noun
- MW·h 7, record 1, French, MW%26%23183%3Bh
avoid, masculine noun
- MW·h 7, record 1, French, MW%26%23183%3Bh
- mégawatt/heure 8, record 1, French, m%C3%A9gawatt%2Fheure
avoid, masculine noun
- MW/h 6, record 1, French, MW%2Fh
avoid, masculine noun
- MW/h 6, record 1, French, MW%2Fh
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité d'énergie équivalant à 1 000 000 wattheures ou à 1 000 kilowattheures, 1 watt équivalent à 3 600 joules. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gawattheure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mégawatt-heure par kilomètre carré et par année (MWh/km²/a). 5, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gawattheure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Valorisation énergétique. Durant la période de réquisition, la quantité de chaleur récupérée par les chaudières, à partir de l'incinération des déchets, représente 138 673 mégawatts-heures (MWh), 499 223 gigajoules (=109 joules, GJ) ou 119 275 kilothermies. 9, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gawattheure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mWh : Cette abréviation est à éviter car elle correspond à «milliwattheure». 10, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gawattheure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Au pluriel : des mégawattheures ou des mégawatts-heures. À éviter : mégawatts-heure, mégawatt-heures, mégawatts heure, mégawatts heures, mégawatt heures, mégawatts/heure, mégawatts/heures, mégawatt/heures. 6, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9gawattheure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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