kilo
Origin of kilo
1Other definitions for kilo- (2 of 2)
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 of kilo-
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How to use kilo in a sentence
In Vietnam, Lewis was advisor to a Vietnamese infantry unit, whose nickname for him was “Captain of Many Kilos.”
In 2012, Li allegedly supplied the Iranians with 20,000 kilos of steel pipe and 1,300 aluminum alloy tubes.
Lupoi is said to have sold 1.3 kilos of heroin to the same man when they were in Italy.
The 50 kilos are divided into five loads of ten kilos, each of which pays a $7,000 tax at each of four tax points.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico | Nick Romeo | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce the 50 kilos leave the lab, they must pass through the territory of the cartel Pacifico Sur and the Sinaloa cartel.
The Devil’s Drug: The True Story of Meth in New Mexico | Nick Romeo | August 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Automobiles (including motor-cycles) weighing less than 125 kilos pay a flat rate of 120 francs.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldFifty francs per 100 kilos on all motor vehicles weighing more than 125 kilos.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldThe motor pays 18 francs, 50 centimes per hundred kilos., and the carrosserie according to its form or design.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) MansfieldWhen he comes to large weights, does he not commonly abjure the 1,000 kilos and write one tonne?
The yield of this latter principle was extremely small, only about 0.89 gram being procured from 65 kilos of coffee.
All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
British Dictionary definitions for kilo (1 of 3)
/ (ˈkiːləʊ) /
British Dictionary definitions for kilo (2 of 3)
/ (ˈkiːləʊ) /
communications a code word for the letter k
British Dictionary definitions for kilo- (3 of 3)
denoting 10³ (1000): kilometre Symbol: k
(in computer technology) denoting 2 10 (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
Origin of kilo-
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Scientific definitions for kilo-
A prefix that means:
One thousand, as in kilowatt, one thousand watts.
210 (that is, 1,024), which is the power of 2 closest to 1,000, as in kilobyte.
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