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Volt vs Megawatt - What's the difference?

volt | megawatt |

As nouns the difference between volt and megawatt

is that volt is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V while megawatt is one million ( 106 ) watts, abbreviated as MW.

volt

English

(wikipedia volt)

Etymology 1

Named after the Italian physicist .

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
    • Derived terms
    * voltage * voltmeter * picovolt * nanovolt * microvolt * millivolt * kilovolt * megavolt * gigavolt

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) volte

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
  • (fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * English eponyms ----

    megawatt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mega-watt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One million ( 106 ) watts, abbreviated as MW.

    • Usage notes

    * Attributive use modifying (smile) or similar nouns are due to (watt) as measure of the power used by a lightbulb, and hence of its brilliance, by analogy to smiles and the like.

    Derived terms

    * megawattage * megawatt-hour