| NOUN | quantity | power unit | a measure of electric power |
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| Meaning | A measure of electric power. | |
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| Narrower | 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) |
| horsepower, HP, H.P. | A unit of power equal to 746 watts | |
| kilovolt-ampere | A unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes | |
| kilowatt, kW | A unit of power equal to 1000 watts | |
| megawatt | A unit of power equal to one million watts | |
| milliwatt | A unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt | |
| volt-ampere, var | A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere | |
| watt, W | A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second | |
| Broader | electromagnetic unit, emu | Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism |
| Spanish | unidad de potencia | |
| Catalan | unitat de potència | |
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