how to pronounce megawatt

/ˈmɛɡəˌwɑːt/

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megawatt is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of megawatt in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at carbon produced per megawatt hour of …”

meanings of megawatt

noun:

One million (1 000 000) watts, abbreviated as MW.

megawatt frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word megawatt occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.