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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ki•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).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ki•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.)
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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kilo /ˈkiːləʊ/ n ( pl kilos)- short for kilogram, kilometre
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kilo- prefix - denoting 10³ (1000): kilometre
Symbol: k - (in computer technology) denoting 210 (1024): kilobyte: in computer usage, kilo- is restricted to sizes of storage (e.g. kilobit) when it means 1024; in other computer contexts it retains its usual meaning of 1000
Etymology: from French, from Greek khilioi thousand |