KILO
Dictionary entry overview: What does kilo mean?
• KILO (noun)
The noun KILO has 1 sense:
1. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Familiarity information: KILO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KILO (noun)
Meaning:
One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
kg; kilo; kilogram
Context example:
a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds
Hypernyms ("kilo" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "kilo"):
hectogram; hg (100 grams)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kilo"):
key (a kilogram of a narcotic drug)
Holonyms ("kilo" is a part of...):
myg; myriagram (one ten thousandth of a centner)
