kilo

[ kee-loh, kil-oh ]

/ ˈki loʊ, ˈkɪl oʊ /

noun, plural ki·los.

kilogram.

kilometer.

(a word used in communications to represent the letter K.)

Words nearby kilo

kiln, kiln run brick, kiln-dried, kiln-dry, kilner jar, kilo, kilo-, kilobar, kilobit, kilobyte, kilocalorie

Origin of kilo

First recorded in 1865–70; shortened form

Definition for kilo (2 of 2)

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 of kilo-

< French, representing Greek chī́lioi a thousand

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Examples from the Web for kilo

This defendant was charged with having a kilo of heroin, serious dealer weight, but he had not been indicted.
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The best horsetail hair comes from Latin America, at $25 a kilo.
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That about a kilo is at issue in Moldova makes talk of a warhead far off, but it is hardly harmless.
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Well, I waked this morning just after sunrise with a feeling that Kilo was there staring at me.
Angel Island|Inez Haynes Gillmore

He's got mighty proud since he set out to build that there Kilo Opery House of his.
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler
Across the bridge was a shop where you could buy anything from a pair of boots to a kilo of vermicelli.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. Watson
Our kilos were written in a book, and each person was asked to write his name under his kilo.
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You want to be boss of this party in Kilo county, that's what you want.
Kilo|Ellis Parker Butler

British Dictionary definitions for kilo (1 of 3)

kilo¹

/ (ˈkiːləʊ) /

noun plural kilos

short for kilogram, kilometre

British Dictionary definitions for kilo (2 of 3)

kilo²

/ (ˈkiːləʊ) /

noun

communications a code word for the letter k

British Dictionary definitions for kilo (3 of 3)

kilo-

prefix

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

Word Origin for kilo-

from French, from Greek khilioi thousand

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Medical definitions for kilo

kilo-

pref.

One thousand (103):kilogram.

Scientific definitions for kilo

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.