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French word
kilowattheure
Pronunciation
IPA/kilowatœʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounkilowatt-hour
Example
Nous avons utilisé trois kilowattheures pour la climatisation.
We used three kilowatt-hours for air conditioning.
More examples
La facture indique que nous avons consommé 120 kilowattheures ce mois-ci.
The bill indicates that we consumed 120 kilowatt-hours this month.
Core concept
A measured block of energy from a one-kilowatt power flow lasting one hour.
Common phrases
consommer des kilowattheures
consume kilowatt-hours
tarif au kilowattheure
rate per kilowatt-hour
Similar words
kWh: An abbreviation for kilowatt-hour, a unit used to measure electricity consumption.
électricité: Electric power supplied to homes and other facilities.
compteur: A device that measures electricity or gas consumption.
Definition in French
Le kilowattheure (kWh) est l'unité d'énergie correspondant à une puissance d'un kilowatt maintenue pendant une heure.
Word origin
The compound combines the SI prefix kilo-, meaning one thousand, watt, named after James Watt, and French heure, from Latin hora.
Usage tips
- The noun is masculine, so the forms are un kilowattheure and trois kilowattheures.