kilovolt | (n) a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts, Syn. kV |
kilovolt-ampere | (n) a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes |
Kilovolt | n. [ Kilo- + volt. ] (Elec.) A unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |