MW
Million watts abbreviated
MW is an abbreviation with several common meanings depending on context.
In physics and electrical engineering, it stands for megawatt—a unit of power equal to one million watts: The plant generates 500 MW.
In broadcasting, MW means medium wave, a radio frequency band.
Online, MW often abbreviates Merriam-Webster, the dictionary publisher.
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