Kilo Definition

kēlō
kilos
noun
kilos

Kilogram.

Webster's New World
A kilogram.
American Heritage
The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
prefix
One thousand (103 ).
Kilowatt.
American Heritage
1,024 (210 ).
Kilobyte.
American Heritage
affix
One thousand; the factor 103
Kilogram.
Webster's New World
symbol

The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Kilo

Noun

Singular:
kilo
Plural:
kilos

Origin of Kilo

  • French from Greek khīlioi thousand gheslo- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Fr < Gr chilioi, thousand < IE base *ĝhéslo-, thousand

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

Kilo Sentence Examples

  • His most cherished project was a large increase in the tax on tobacco, which at this time paid, for homegrown tobacco, the nominal duty of four marks per hundred kilo.

  • It takes 10 kilos of feed to produce 1 kilo of beef, 5 kilos for a kilo of pork.

  • Hence 1000Æ is the elongation in millimetres per metre length per kilo.

  • The gold mines at Kilo and Moto, worked since 1905, had an output in 1918 of some 90,000 ozs.

  • A kilo of organic carrots at £ 1.50 can be the basis of several nutritious dishes.

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Words Starting With

KKIKIL

Words Ending With

OLOILO

Unscrambles

kilo

Words Starting With K and Ending With O

Starts With K & Ends With OStarts With KI & Ends With OStarts With K & Ends With LO

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With K4 Letter Words Ending With O