κιλο-

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See also: κιλό and Appendix:Variations of "kilo"

Greek

Etymology

From English kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi, “thousand”).

Prefix

κιλο- • (kilo-)

  1. kilo- (SI unit prefix, 106)
    ‎κιλο- (kilo-) + ‎βατ (vat, “watt”) → ‎κιλοβάτ (kilovát, “kilowatt”)
    ‎κιλο- (kilo-) + ‎μπάιτ (báit, “byte”) → ‎κιλομπάιτ (kilompáit, “kilobyte”)

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Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with κιλο-

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