Associations to the word «Kilo»

Wiktionary

KILO, noun. Short for kilogram.
KILO, noun. The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
KILO, symbol. The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Dictionary definition

KILO, noun. One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds".

Wise words

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