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kilo-
a 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 ).
Origin:
< French, representing Greek chī́lioi a thousand
< French, representing Greek chī́lioi a thousand
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| —n | |
| communications a code word for the letter k | |
| kilo- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | k denoting 10³ (1000): kilometre |
| 2. | (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 |
| [from French, from Greek khilioi thousand] | |
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Word Origin & History
kilo
1870, shortening of kilogram. The prefix meaning "one thousand" was introduced in Fr. 1795, when the metric system was officially adopted there, from Gk. khilioi "thousand," of unknown origin. Slang shortening key (in drug trafficking) is attested from 1968.
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Medical Dictionary
kilo- pref.
One thousand (103): kilogram.
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Science Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| kilo kilogram |
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Example sentences
She caused sensations by wearing a party dress or by gaining a kilo of weight.
Their ration cards permitted them only one kilo of sugar and half a liter of cooking oil a month.
Turning biological wastes, dry, or otherwise does not produce a large amount of energy per kilo.
At one point he told us that the price of his drawings had soared so high that a kilo of caviar worked out to be cheaper.
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