Petawatt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Petawatt is a noun meaning (metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 10¹⁵ watts. Symbol: PW. An amount of power much larger than all the power generated by all power stations on Earth. (Consuming 1 petawatt during a duration of 1 hour would consume 1 petawatt-hour of energy.).
Meaning
(metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 10¹⁵ watts. Symbol: PW. An amount of power much larger than all the power generated by all power stations on Earth. (Consuming 1 petawatt during a duration of 1 hour would consume 1 petawatt-hour of energy.).
Example Sentences
Meronyms: mW, milliwatt < W, watt < kW, kilowatt < MW, megawatt < GW, gigawatt < TW, terawatt
Word Forms
- petawatts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pico-watt, attowatt, watt, abwatt, petajoule, horsepower.
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