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kilocycle.

A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).

  2. A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English kilo- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle English kilocycle From kilo- + cycle.

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