megawatt

noun

mega·​watt ˈme-gə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts

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Compare that to centralized generation, which will amount to 280,000 megawatts. Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Additionally, Texas has added 724 megawatts of natural gas and 616 megawatts of wind power. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024 House Bill 908, passed last year, made the state’s pilot solar program permanent and removed a statewide megawatt cap of 418 megawatts to allow for unlimited statewide community solar energy generation — leading to an increase statewide in Community Solar Energy Generating Systems. Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 SheaMoisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie $18 $13 Amazon SheaMoisture’s Curl Enhancing Smoothie gives every strand TLC, defining and coating curls with nourishing coconut oil and silk protein for a megawatt shine. Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for megawatt 

Word History

Etymology

mega- + watt

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megawatt was circa 1900

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“Megawatt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megawatt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

megawatt

noun
mega·​watt ˈmeg-ə-ˌwät How to pronounce megawatt (audio)
: one million watts
abbreviation MW

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