kW -abbr

  1. kilowatt

Kwa ['kwä] -n

  1. a branch of the Niger-Congo language family that is spoken along the African coast and its hinterland from the Ivory Coast to southwestern Nigeria

Kwa·ki·utl [,kwä-kē-'yü-tᵊl, ,kwä-'kyü-] -n

  1. a member of an American Indian people of the Canadian Pacific coast
  2. the language of the Kwakiutl people

Kwan·zaa ['kwän-zə] -n

  1. an African-American cultural festival held from December 26 to January 1

kwash·i·or·kor [,kwä-shē-'ȯr-kər, -ȯr-'kȯr] -n

  1. severe malnutrition in infants and children esp. of impoverished regions caused by a diet low in protein

kWh -abbr

  1. kilowatt-hour

KWIC ['kwik] -n

  1. a computer-generated index alphabetized on a keyword that appears within a brief context