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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Kilo \Ki"lo\, noun; pl. {Kilos}. [F.] An abbreviation of {Kilogram}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Kilo- \Kil"o-\pref. [F. kilo-. See {Kilogram}.] A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 52 Moby Thesaurus words for "kilo": G, M, carat, centigram, chiliad, chiliagon, chiliahedron, chiliarch, chiliarchia, decagram, decigram, dram, dram avoirdupois, dyne, force, grain, gram, grand, hundredweight, kilocycle, kilogram, kilohertz, kiloliter, kilometer, lakh, mass, megaton, millennium, millepede, milligram, milliliter, mole, myriad, one hundred thousand, ounce, ounce avoirdupois, ounce troy, pennyweight, pound, pound avoirdupois, pound troy, poundal, scruple, slug, stone, ten thousand, thou, thousand, ton, units of weight, weight, yard
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: kilo- pref. [SI] See {{quantifiers}}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: |
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