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kilocycle

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English kilo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English kilocycle From kilo- + cycle.

  1. A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).
  2. A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz.