kil·o·cy·cle

(kĭl′ə-sī′kəl)

n. Abbr. kc

Kilohertz.

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kilocycle

(ˈkɪləʊˌsaɪkəl)

(Units) short for kilocycle per second: a former unit of frequency equal to 1 kilohertz

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kil•o•hertz

(ˈkɪl əˌhɜrts)

n., pl. -hertz, -hertz•es.

a unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbr.: kHz Formerly, kilocycle.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

kilocycle - one thousand periods per second

kc, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilohertz

cycle per second, cycles/second, hertz, Hz, cps, cycle - the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second

Mc, megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz, MHz - one million periods per second

rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

Translations

chilociclo

kilocycle

[ˈkɪləʊˌsaɪkl] N → kilociclo m

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kilocycle

n → Kilohertz nt

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Indeed, NRL radio researchers--pioneers in the use of the more cantankerous radio frequencies of 1,300 kilocycles and higher--made do without a number of instruments that would be ubiquitous by the 1940s.

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