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Noun: kilo  kee-low or ki-low
  1. One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Système International d'Unités
    "a kilo is approximately 2.2 pounds";
    - kilogram, kg, kilogramme [Brit, Cdn]
Combining form: kilo-  ki-low or kee-low
  1. One thousand
     
  2. (computing) a factor of 2^10, 1024

Derived forms: kilos

Type of: metric weight unit, weight unit

Part of: myg [archaic], myriagram

Encyclopedia: Kilo, Espoo

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