Petawatt

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004245",
  "term": "Petawatt",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of power within the International System of Units (SI), representing one quadrillion watts, or 10^15 watts. This immense measure of power is often encountered in discussions of high-energy physics, powerful lasers, or the total energy output of natural phenomena like lightning strikes. For example, the peak power of some advanced research lasers can reach petawatt levels.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Petawatt",
    "es": "petavatio",
    "fr": "pérawatt"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/petawatt/"
}