"terawatt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: terawatts [plural], tera-watt [alternative]
Etymology: From tera- + watt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tera|watt}} tera- + watt Head templates: {{en-noun}} terawatt (plural terawatts)
  1. One million million (10¹²) watts, abbreviated as TW. Derived forms: terawatt-hour, terawatt-year Translations (one million million ( 1012 ) watts, abbreviated as TW): terawatt [masculine] (Czech), terawatt [masculine] (Dutch), terawatti (Finnish), térawatt [masculine] (French), Terawatt (German)

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