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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).
2. 2
   one thousand periods per second wordnet
3. 3
   A thousand cycles per second; a kilohertz. ellipsis

Synonyms

All synonyms

kilohertzafaudio frequencycarrier frequencychiliadchiliagon

Etymology

From kilo- + cycle.

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