κιλο-

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

Greek

Etymology

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

Prefix

κιλο- • (kilo-)

kilo- (SI unit prefix, 10⁶)
‎κιλο- (kilo-) + ‎βατ (vat, “watt”) → ‎κιλοβάτ (kilovát, “kilowatt”)

‎κιλο- (kilo-) + ‎μπάιτ (báit, “byte”) → ‎κιλομπάιτ (kilompáit, “kilobyte”)

Usage notes

see: χιλιο- (chilio-)

Synonyms

(unit prefix): χιλιο- (chilio-)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with κιλο-

See also

Appendix:Greek number and measurement

Further reading

Διεθνές σύστημα μονάδων (Προθέματα μονάδων) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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