kilohertz

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Australia/ˈkɪləhɜːts/

noun

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

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kilocyclekHzkilocycle per secondkc
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Meanings

nounkilohertz (plural kilohertz or kilohertzes)

plural kilohertzes · alternative kHz

  1. A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

    Synonyms: kilocycle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

Similar
kilocycle

More synonyms by meaning

nounone thousand periods per second

Similar
kHzkilocycle per secondkilocyclekc
Broader
rate
Also see
kckilocycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From kilo- + hertz.

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Translations

Catalan quilohertz
  • quilohertzone thousand hertz
Chinese Mandarin 千赫, 千赫茲 /千赫兹
  • 千赫 (qiānhè)one thousand hertz
  • 千赫茲 /千赫兹 (qiānhèzī)one thousand hertz
Czech kilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
Dutch kilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
Finnish kilohertsi
  • kilohertsione thousand hertz
French kilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
Italian kilohertz, chilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
  • chilohertzone thousand hertz
Japanese キロヘルツ
  • キロヘルツ (kiroherutsu)one thousand hertz
Korean 킬로헤르츠
  • 킬로헤르츠 (killohereucheu)one thousand hertz
Polish kiloherc
  • kilohercone thousand hertz
Portuguese quilohertz
  • quilohertzone thousand hertz
Romanian kilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
Russian килогерц
  • килогерц (kilogerc)one thousand hertz
Spanish kilohercio
  • kilohercioone thousand hertz
Swedish kilohertz
  • kilohertzone thousand hertz
Cite this entry
APA

kilohertz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilohertz

MLA

“kilohertz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilohertz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilohertz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilohertz.

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