Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kilo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Kilo \Ki"lo\, n.; pl. {Kilos}. [F.]
An abbreviation of {Kilogram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
kilo
n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the
System International d'Unites; "a kilogram is
approximately 2.2 pounds"; "they were carrying two keys
of heroin" [syn: {kilogram}, {kg}, {key}]
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