kilocycle

See also: kilo-cycle

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English kilo-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos

Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der.

Late Latin cyclusbor.

Middle English cicle

English cycle

English kilocycle

From kilo- + cycle.

Noun

kilocycle (plural kilocycles)

1. A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).
2. (elliptically) A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz.

Derived terms

• multikilocycle

Translations

a thousand cycles

• French: kilocycle (fr) m
• Greek: χιλιόκυκλος m (chiliókyklos)
• Italian: kilociclo m, chilociclo (it) m
• Portuguese: quilociclo m
• Romanian: kilociclu (ro) m
• Spanish: kilociclo m

French

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ cycle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.lɔ.sikl/

Noun

kilocycle m (plural kilocycles)

1. kilocycle