"kilovolt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kilovolts [plural]
Etymology: From kilo- + volt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|kilo|volt}} kilo- + volt Head templates: {{en-noun}} kilovolt (plural kilovolts)
  1. One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV. Categories (topical): SI units Synonyms: kilo-volt Derived forms: kilovolt-ampere Translations (One thousand volts): quilovolt [masculine] (Catalan), kilovoltti (Finnish), კილოვოლტი (ḳilovolṭi) (Georgian), κιλοβόλτ (kilovólt) (Greek), килово́льт (kilovólʹt) [masculine] (Russian), กิโลโวลต์ (Thai)

Inflected forms

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