kilo

Определение kilo в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet; Short form of kilogram; A prefix meaning one-thousand For example, ten thousand bites (In computer usage kilo- often means the power of two that is nearest to one thousand, since computer typically group by twos This is still approximately one thousand ); A simple 1,000M (1 kilometer) race against the clock The best kilo riders are typically those with a high top speed and an extremely high pain tolerance to continue pedaling well beyond their lactate threshold The strategy for the kilo comes well before race day The kilo rider needs to pick the right gear that will allow him to get a good start without wasting too much energy, attain top speed, and then push the gear to the finish line so as not to "drop anchor" (too heavily) in the final lap He also needs to pick the aero bar that will afford him good leverage and stability for the violent start, not fail, and then become aerodynamic while still being able to breathe heavily and deliver near maximum power to the pedals On race day it's simply a matter of executing on the preparation strategy and mentally pushing through the pain of the last grueling lap; Short for kilogram A metric unit of weight, approximately 2 2 pounds; Denotes 1000 units of a measure; A prefix meaning 103 (times one thousand) For example, kilohertz; A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer, kilowatt, etc; One thousand (1000) in the metric system; Prefix meaning 1000; Designation for one thousand; A metric prefix meaning 1000 or 103; {i} unit of weight equalling one thousand grams; kilo is a prefix to a unit of measurement representing 103 (1000) in base-10 (decimal) numbering In computer terms, it's the closest decimal number to 1000 based on base-2 (binary) and is equivalent to 210 (1024) Usually abbreviated as k; Multiplier representing 1 x 10 3; A prefix used to indicate 1000 of the succeeding unit (Kilo is also sometimes used as an abbreviation for kilogram ); one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2 2 pounds"; A thousand (099); Prefix meaning thousand; Typically used to mean 1000 In computer applications it stands for 1024; [return to top] Abbreviated "k" It means one thousand In computer specifications it has an exact value of 1,024 It is used when talking about size of memory or hard drive storage space; An abbreviation of Kilogram; This is a unit of measure = 1,000 So 1,000 bytes is a KiloByte; Prefix meaning one thousand (1,000); A numerical prefic denoting 1000 (10^3) Kilohertz -- A term denoting one thousand cycles; 1) Kilogram 2) Kilometer 3) A prefix meaning "thousand" used in the metric system and other scientific systems of measurement; A kilo is the same as a kilogram. He'd lost ten kilos in weight. a kilo of rice. kilos a kilogram; a prefix utilized in the metric system of measurement that denotes 10 to the power of three (103) or 1,000; symbol is k; one thousand of something; A prefix indicating 1,000; SI prefix for 10^3 or 1000; A prefix indicating 1000 in the metric system Because computing is based on powers of 2, in this context kilo usually means 2(to the tenth), or 1024 To differentiate between these two uses, a lowercase k is used to indicate 1000 (as in kHz), and an uppercase K to indicate 1024(as in KB)
kilo-: Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 210 (1024)
kilo-: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
kilo-amp: One thousand ( 103 ) amperes. Symbol: kA or KA
kilo-joule: One thousand ( 103 ) joules. Symbol: kJ or KJ
kilo-ohm: An incorrect spelling of kiloohm or kilohm
kilo-volt: One thousand ( 103 ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV
kilo-watt: One thousand ( 103 ) watts. Symbol: kW or KW
Kilo Bytes Per Second: Kbps, unit for measuring the speed of computer activity (especially for storing data on disk drives, CD-ROMs, etc.)
kilo calories: one thousand calories, large calorie
kilo-: Kilo- is added to some nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to units a thousand times bigger. 100 kilojoules of energy. an explosion of around 20 kilotons. One thousand (10): kilowatt. a thousand - used with units of measurement
kilos: plural of kilo