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power unit

DEFINITIONS OF: power unit

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n a measure of electric power

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abwatt
a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt)
milliwatt
a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
W, watt
a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
kW, kilowatt
a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
megawatt
a unit of power equal to one million watts
H.P., HP, horsepower
a unit of power equal to 746 watts
var, volt-ampere
a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
kilovolt-ampere
a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes
Type of:
electromagnetic unit, emu
any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
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