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kilohertz

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kil·o·hertz  (kl-hûrts)
n. Abbr. kHz
A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz.
kilohertz
Noun
pl kilohertz one thousand hertz; one thousand cycles per second
kilohertz  (kl-hûrts)
A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 cycles per second (1,000 hertz). It is used in the measurement of radio, sound, and other waves.
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Noun1.kilohertz - one thousand periods per second
kc, kHz, kilocycle, kilocycle per second
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
German kilohertz [ˈkɪləuhəːts] kilo n inv → Kilohertz nt
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