"kilo-" meaning in Englisch

See kilo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: gr. χίλιοι, chílioi = tausend
  1. Vorsatz für SI-Einheiten, SI-Einheiten-Präfix für Maßeinheiten, bedeutet 1000
    Sense id: de-kilo--en-prefix-3L25RDMB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kilobit, kilobyte, kilogram, kilohertz, kilometre, kilopond, kilovolt, kilowatt
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilohertz"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilometre"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilopond"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilovolt"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilowatt"
    }
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        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "text": "1 kilometre are 1000 metre",
          "translation": "1 Kilometer sind 1000 Meter"
        }
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    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilogram"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilohertz"
    },
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      "word": "kilometre"
    },
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilopond"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilovolt"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "kilowatt"
    }
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