English Explanatory Dictionary

gigawatt-hour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of energy equal to that provided by one gigawatt acting for one hour (3·6 × 10¹² joules).
  2. A measure of the amount of equipment that produces, consumes, transmits, or stores this amount of energy.

Word forms

gigawatt-hour gigawatt-hours

Etymology

By surface analysis, gigawatt + hour, or, by surface analysis, giga- + watt-hour.

Related words

mul:GW·h mul:GW h mul:GWh gigawatt hour

Translations

Finnish: gigawattitunti French: gigawattheure French: gigawatt-heure Italian: gigawattora Swedish: gigawattimme
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