megawatt

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From mega- + watt

[edit] Noun

megawatt (plural megawatts)

  1. One million ( 106 ) watts, abbreviated as MW.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Attributive use modifying smile or similar nouns are due to watt as measure of the power used by a lightbulb, and hence of its brilliance, by analogy to smiles and the like.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English mega- +‎ watt

[edit] Noun

megawatt m. inv.

  1. megawatt
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