CEFR B1

terawatt

noun

Meaning

terawatt means one million million (1012) watts, abbreviated as TW. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses terawatt to mean one million million (1012) watts, abbreviated as TW.
The teacher asked students to find terawatt in the reading.

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terawatt (B1)

noun

Definition

terawatt means one million million (1012) watts, abbreviated as TW. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses terawatt to mean one million million (1012) watts, abbreviated as TW.
The teacher asked students to find terawatt in the reading.
Check the words around terawatt to choose the right meaning.

How to Use terawatt

a/the terawatt (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a terawatt."
terawatt in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked terawatt in context before translating it."

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