(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Nov 09 2007 at 8:23:28

Kil"o- (?). [F. kilo-. See Kilogram.]

A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, etc.

 

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