megawati
meh-gah-WAH-tee
How to say it
Swahilimegawatimeh-gah-WAH-tee
Englishmegawatt
Frenchmégawatt, mégawatts
Meaning
A unit of electric power equal to one million watts, used for the output of power stations.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also megawati: megawati 2,115 za umeme, 2,115 megawatts of electricity. Written MW in short.
Examples
- Kituo hiki kinazalisha megawati mia moja za umeme.This station produces one hundred megawatts of electricity.
- Bwawa jipya litaongeza megawati elfu mbili.The new dam will add two thousand megawatts.
- Mji huu unahitaji megawati hamsini zaidi.This town needs fifty more megawatts.
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