kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
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Definition of kilovolt
: a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts
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Motors and Propellers Motors are rated in kilovolts, or rpm generated per volt. — Trevor Bauer, Popular Mechanics, "How To Build Your Own Drone," 23 Aug. 2018 However, in a thunderstorm those levels can rise up to 10 kilovolts per meter, exponentially larger. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Spiders Can Harness Electric Fields to Fly," 5 July 2018 And before the electricity leaves the tower, a transformer inside the nacelle steps it up from 690 volts to 34.5 kilovolts. — Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, "The Wind Catchers," 6 Feb. 2018 To get power to Foxconn, ATC would add a second 345 kilovolt transmission circuit along 12 miles of existing lines from Pleasant Prairie north to Mount Pleasant. — Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Foxconn would get $140 million electricity project, use more power than any plant in state," 12 Dec. 2017 The substation, which would convert a 33-kilovolt current to a lower distribution voltage of 12 kilovolts , is needed to meet the growing power demand in the area, according to Edison. — Tomoya Shimura, Orange County Register, "Edison’s substation project in Irvine at ‘stalemate’," 11 Jan. 2017 An electrical substation inside the skyway converts 15 kilovolts from the power company to the 480 volts needed for road lighting. — Dylan Tweney, WIRED, "Gallery: How to Build an Earthquake-Resistant Bridge," 29 July 2010These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kilovolt.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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kilovolt
noun
ki·lo·volt
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Medical Definition of kilovolt
: a unit of potential difference equal to 1000 volts