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kilo-pref.1. One thousand (103): kilowatt.2. 1,024 (210): kilobyte. [French, from Greek khīlioi, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]kilo- prefix 1. (Units) denoting 103 (1000): kilometre. Symbol: k 2. (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 [from French, from Greek khilioi thousand]ki•lo (ˈki loʊ, ˈkɪl oʊ) n., pl. -los. 1. a kilogram. 2. a kilometer. [1865–70] kilo- a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one thousand of a given base unit: kiloliter; kilowatt. [< French, representing Greek chilioi a thousand] kilo-1. A prefix that means:2. One thousand, as in kilowatt, one thousand watts.3. 210 (that is, 1,024), which is the power of 2 closest to 1,000, as in kilobyte.kilo-A prefix meaning 1000; e.g., a kilogram (kg) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams.kilo-
kilo- Symbol: k. A prefix to a unit, indicating a multiple of 1000 or 103 of that unit. For example, one kiloparsec (symbol: kpc) equals 1000 parsecs.kilo-[′ki·lō,′kē·lō] (science and technology) A prefix representing 103 or 1000. Abbreviated k. kilo-
kilo- word element [Gr.], one thousand; used in naming units of measurement to designate an amount 103 times the size of the unit to which it is joined. Symbol k.kilo- (k), (kil'ō), Prefix used in the SI and the metric system to signify one thousand (103). [G. chilioi, one thousand] kilo- (k)Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify one thousand (103). [G. chilioi, one thousand]kilo- Prefix denoting one thousand, as in KILOCALORIE.kilo- (k)Prefix used in the SI and metric system to signify one thousand (103). [G. chilioi, one thousand]FinancialSeeKKILO-
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KILO-➣10 to 3 (Thousand) | ThesaurusSeekilo |