Kilo - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Kilo :  (noun)

1: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: kilogram, kg]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Kilo : \Ki"lo\, n.; pl. Kilos. [F.] An abbreviation of Kilogram.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Kilo- \Kil"o-\ [F. kilo-. See Kilogram.] A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, etc.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

{quantifiers">kilo- pref. [SI] See {quantifiers.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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