kilo n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: kilogram, kg]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːləʊ

Noun

1. Short form of kilogram.
2. The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Translations

• French: kilo
• Greek: κιλό (kilo) (1), κιλo- or χιλιo- (2)
• Interlingua: kilo
• Italian: chilo
• Kurdish: kîlo , kêlo , kîlogram
• Latvian: kilo
• Portuguese: quilo

See also

• kilo-

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

1. shine

Derived terms

• auringonkilo

Etymology 2

Noun

1. kilogram

French

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/ki.lɔ/
• SAMPA: /ki.lO/

Noun

kilo m

1. kilo

Latvian

Noun

kilo m

1. kilo

Polish

Noun

1. kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)

Romani

Noun

kilo m

1. stake

Spanish

Noun

1. kilo

Swedish

Noun

1. kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)

kilo- is a metric prefix.

Kilo may also refer to:

• Kilo, Espoo, a district of Espoo, Finland
• KILO, a Colorado radio station
• Kilo class submarine, the NATO reporting name for a type of Russian submarine
• Kilo Ali, also known as Kilo, a rapper from Atlanta, Georgia
• Kilo, kilometre track cycling time trial

Kilo may also be used for:

• Kilogram
• Kilo, the letter K in the NATO phonetic alphabet

See also

• kibi-