Kilowatt

Noun

1. One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)<!--This concise explanation of how watts relate to watt&#x2D;hours (e.g., KW to KW·h, MW to MW·h) is worth showing here because it is an FAQ among the general public, who demonstrate perennial difficulty in conflating the two.-->
2. Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.