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kilo

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkiːləʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkiloʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kē′lō, kil′ō)

Inflections of 'kilo' (n): npl: kilos

ki•lo /ˈkiloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -los.

Weights and Measuresa kilogram.

kilo-, prefix.

Mathematicskilo- is attached to quantities and means "thousand'':kilo- + liter → kiloliter (= one thousand liters);kilo- + watt → kilowatt (= one thousand watts).

ki•lo (kē′lō, kil′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los.

Weights and Measureskilogram.
Weights and Measureskilometer.
Telecommunications(a word used in communications to represent the letter K.)

shortened form 1865–70

kilo-,

Mathematicsa Greek combining form meaning "thousand,'' introduced from French in the nomenclature of the metric system (kiloliter);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words in other scientific measurements (kilowatt).

French, representing Greek chí̄lioi a thousand

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kilo /ˈkiːləʊ/ n ( pl kilos)

short for kilogram, kilometre

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

kilo- prefix

denoting 10³ (1000): kilometreSymbol: k
(in computer technology) denoting 2¹⁰ (1024): kilobyte: in computer usage, kilo- is restricted to sizes of storage (eg kilobit) when it means 1024; in other computer contexts it retains its usual meaning of 1000

Etymology: from French, from Greek khilioi thousand

'kilo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

k - kilo- - kilobyte - chilo- - K, k - kilobar - kilobit - kilocalorie - kilocurie - kilocycle - kiloelectron volt - kilogauss - kilogram - kilohertz - kiloliter - kilomegacycle - kilometer - kiloparsec - kiloton - kilovolt - kilowatt - ksi - metric system - square kilometer

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