HyperDic: kilo

English > 1 sense of the word kilo:
NOUNquantitykilo, kilogram, kgone thousand grams
kilo > pronunciation
Soundskih'low.
Rhymesafterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...
English > kilo: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningOne thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.
Example"a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Synonymskilogram, kg
Part ofmyriagram, mygOne ten thousandth of a centner
Partshectogram, hg100 grams
NarrowerkeyA kilogram of a narcotic drug
Broadermetric weight unit, weight unitA decimal unit of weight based on the gram
Spanishkg, kilogramo, kilo, quilogramo, quilo
Catalankg, kilogram, quilogram, quilo

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