English

Etymology
From F., irregular from AGr. prefix �ιλιο- (chilio-)
"kilo-", from �ιλιά� (chilias) "one thousand".
The "correct" form would be chili-, resulting in forms such as chiliogram and chiliometer. In fact, one such form (lacking the connecting vowel -o-, which is explained at Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia) used to exist in English: chilihedron, meaning a thousand-faced solid.

Prefix
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1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
2. computing Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 2¹⁰ (1024)

Synonyms
chilia-

Translations
French: kilo-
Italian: chilo-, kilo-
Japanese: �� (kiro)
Russian: кило- (kilo-)

Related terms
kilo
kilobase
kilogram, kilogramme
kilolitre, kiloliter
kilometre, kilometer

French

Prefix
kilo-

1. kilo-

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• 2007-12-16 18:54 - DCDuring - /* English */ infl etym level

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