kilocycle

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noun

A thousand cycles (of any periodic phenomenon).

Similar
kilohertzkHzkilocycle per secondkc
OriginEnglish cycle ← Middle English cicle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounkilocycle (plural kilocycles)

plural kilocycles

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounone thousand periods per second

Similar
kilohertzkHzkilocycle per secondkc
Broader
rate
Also see
kckilohertz

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishkilo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  6. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  7. Late Latincyclus
  8. Middle Englishcicle
  9. Englishcycle
  10. Englishkilocycle

From kilo- + cycle.

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Translations

French kilocycle
  • kilocyclea thousand cycles
Greek χιλιόκυκλος
  • χιλιόκυκλος (chiliókyklos)a thousand cycles
Italian kilociclo, chilociclo
  • kilocicloa thousand cycles
  • chilocicloa thousand cycles
Portuguese quilociclo
  • quilocicloa thousand cycles
Romanian kilociclu
  • kilociclua thousand cycles
Spanish kilociclo
  • kilocicloa thousand cycles
Cite this entry
APA

kilocycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilocycle

MLA

“kilocycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilocycle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilocycle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilocycle.

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