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Milliwatt vs Kilowatt - What's the difference?

milliwatt | kilowatt |

1 milliwatt is 1.0E-6 kilowatts


1 kilowatt is 1000000 milliwatts


As nouns the difference between milliwatt and kilowatt

is that milliwatt is one thousandth ( 10-3 ) of a watt, abbreviated as mw while kilowatt is one thousand ( 103 ) watts symbol: kw or kw.

milliwatt

English

Alternative forms

*milli-watt

Noun

(en noun)
  • One thousandth ( 10-3 ) of a watt, abbreviated as mW.

    • kilowatt

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kilo-watt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One thousand ( 103 ) watts. Symbol: kW or KW.

    • Derived terms

    * kilowatt-hour