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Kilovolt vs Supervoltage - What's the difference?

kilovolt | supervoltage |

As nouns the difference between kilovolt and supervoltage

is that kilovolt is one thousand ( 103 ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV while supervoltage is a high voltage, normally greater than 1,000 kilovolts, when used in X-ray radiotherapy.

kilovolt

English

Alternative forms

* kilo-volt

Noun

(en noun)
  • One thousand ( 103 ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.

    • supervoltage

    English

    Noun

  • A high voltage, normally greater than 1,000 kilovolts, when used in X-ray radiotherapy