Kilo Definition
kēlō
kilos
noun
kilos
Webster's New World
A kilogram.
American Heritage
The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Wiktionary
prefix
One thousand (103 ).
Kilowatt.
American Heritage
1,024 (210 ).
Kilobyte.
American Heritage
affix
One thousand; the factor 103
Kilogram.
Webster's New World
symbol
The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Kilo
Noun
Singular:
kilo
Plural:
kilosOrigin of Kilo
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French from Greek khīlioi thousand gheslo- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fr < Gr chilioi, thousand < IE base *ĝhéslo-, thousand
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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