petawatt

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See also: pétawatt and peta-watt

English

Etymology

From peta- +‎ watt.

Noun

petawatt (plural petawatts)

  1. (metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 1015 watts. Symbol: PW

Derived terms

  • PW (abbreviation)