kw

Questions about kw

What does kw mean?

kw means "a unit of power equal to 1000 watts".

How many syllables are in kw?

kw has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for kw?

Close synonyms include kilowatt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kw a common word?

kw is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.