kw

Frequency: Very High

Translation

abbr. kilowatt (kw)

Real-world Examples

Each system produces about 25 kw which is enough to power about 10 homes.

Source: BBC documentary "The Mystery of the Sun"

So the formula for Kw becomes simply the hydronium ion concentration times the hydroxide concentration.

Source: Crash Course Comprehensive Edition

But we can also use the Kw and the hydronium ion concentration to do a very simple division problem and find the hydroxide concentration.

Source: Crash Course Comprehensive Edition

For instance, words like quit, question, quarter, etc, were pronounced with the familiar " kw" sound in Anglo-Norman (and, subsequently, English) rather than the " k" sound of Parisian French.

Source: Illustrated History of English (Part 2)

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