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kilo-

 
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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:
< F, repr. Gk chlioi a thousand
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kilo-  
pref.  One thousand (103): kilowatt.

[French, from Greek khīlioi, thousand; see gheslo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

kilo- pref.
One thousand (103): kilogram.

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Science Dictionary
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.


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Computing Dictionary

kilo-
prefix

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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