"gigawatt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gigawatts [plural]
Etymology: From giga- + watt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|giga|watt}} giga- + watt Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigawatt (plural gigawatts)
  1. One thousand million (10⁹) watts, abbreviated as GW. Categories (topical): SI units Synonyms: giga-watt, jigawatt [pronunciation-spelling] Translations (109 watts): 吉瓦 (jíwǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), gigawatt [masculine] (Czech), gigawatti (Finnish), gigawatt [masculine] (French), გიგავატი (gigavaṭi) (Georgian), Gigawatt [neuter] (German), gígavatt [neuter] (Icelandic), gigawatt [masculine] (Italian), ギガワット (gigawatto) (Japanese), гигава́тт (gigavátt) [masculine] (Russian), gigavatio [masculine] (Spanish), กิกะวัตต์ (Thai), จิกะวัตต์ (Thai)

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