Noun: kilohertz 'ki-lu,hurtz
- One thousand periods per second
"AM radio stations broadcast at frequencies measured in kilohertz";
- kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc
Derived forms: kilohertzes
Type of: rate
Part of: Mc, megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz, MHz
Encyclopedia: Kilohertz