Meanings
nounkilovolt (plural kilovolts)
plural kilovolts · alternative kilo-volt
- One thousand volts. Symbol: kV or KV.
Generators usually produce electricity at 7 kilovolts (a kilovolt is a thousand volts) to 25 kilovolts; transformers at the generators step up the voltage, to 60 kilovolts to 500 kilovolts, before sending the power into the grid.
1999 October 21, Sally McGrane, “Getting Power to the People: The North American Electricity Grid”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishkilo-
- ItalianVolta
- Englishvolt
- Englishkilovolt
Translations
Catalan quilovolt
- quilovoltOne thousand volts
Finnish kilovoltti
- kilovolttiOne thousand volts
Greek κιλοβόλτ
- κιλοβόλτ (kilovólt)One thousand volts
Japanese キロボルト
- キロボルト (kiroboruto)One thousand volts
Korean 킬로볼트
- 킬로볼트 (killobolteu)One thousand volts
Russian килово́льт
- килово́льт (kilovólʹt)One thousand volts
Thai กิโลโวลต์
- กิโลโวลต์One thousand volts
Cite this entry
APA
kilovolt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilovolt
MLA
“kilovolt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilovolt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilovolt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilovolt.
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