electricpowerunit
nounUK /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈpaʊə ˈjuːnɪt/
US /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈpaʊər ˈjuːnɪt/
A machine that makes electricity to run things.
The electric power unit keeps the lights on in the whole building.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A part of a machine that supplies electric power to it.
The robot's electric power unit needed to be recharged.
3. A device that changes other energy into electricity.
The solar electric power unit turned sunlight into electricity.
4. A measured amount of electrical energy used as a standard.
Engineers measured the output in electric power units.