KILO-


Meaning of KILO- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kɪloʊ- ]

Kilo- is added to some nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to units a thousand times bigger.

...100 kilojoules of energy.

...an explosion of around 20 kilotons.

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