kilovolt

American  

[kil-uh-vohlt] / ˈkɪl əˌvoʊlt /

noun

Electricity.

1. a unit of electromotive force, equal to 1000 volts. volt. kV, kv

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kilovolt British  

/ ˈkɪləʊˌvəʊlt /

noun

1.  kV.  one thousand volts

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Etymology

Origin of kilovolt

First recorded in 1860–65; kilo- + volt ¹

Example Sentences

Meta will fund seven new natural gas power plants totaling more than 5,200 megawatts, 240 miles of 500 kilovolt transmission lines and battery energy storage across three locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The electrons will have to drift as far as 3.5 meters, driven by a voltage of 180 kilovolts.

From Science Magazine

The shortcut that Florida Power & Light took was to limit the voltage on the line — to 161 kilovolts rather than 230 — putting it under a threshold that would have required extensive regulatory scrutiny.

From New York Times

The power line where police most recently saw two hammocks, Eskelsen said, carries 46,000 kilovolts – an electric current that can easily kill a person, especially one lounging close to the line’s conductor.

From Seattle Times

Operating at voltages of 300 kilovolts, more than 2500 times stronger than electricity from a U.S. wall socket, the machine requires a bulky transformer and thick, heavily insulated cabling.

From Science Magazine