kilohertz

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See also: kilo-hertz

English

Alternative forms

  • kHz (abbreviation)

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ hertz.

Noun

kilohertz (plural kilohertz or kilohertzes)

  1. A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz
    Synonym: kilocycle

Translations

Czech

Noun

kilohertz m inan

  1. kilohertz

Declension

Further reading

  • kilohertz”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • kilohertz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ hertz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌki.loˈɛrt͡s/*
  • Rhymes: -ɛrts
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧hertz

Noun

kilohertz m (invariable)

  1. Alternative spelling of chilohertz

Further reading

  • kilohertz in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • kilohèrtz in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • chilohertz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kilohertz. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ hertz.

Noun

kilohertz m (plural kilohertzi)

  1. kilohertz

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative kilohertz kilohertzul kilohertzi kilohertzii
genitive-dative kilohertz kilohertzului kilohertzi kilohertzilor
vocative kilohertzule kilohertzilor