Meanings
plural kiloseconds
- metrologyAn SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds. Symbol: ks. (= 16.666̄̄ minutes)
Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond
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Holonyms: hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond
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Translations
Indonesian kilodetik
- kilodetikunit of time equal to 1000 seconds
Korean 킬로초
- 킬로초 (killocho)unit of time equal to 1000 seconds
Slovak kilosekunda
- kilosekundaunit of time equal to 1000 seconds
Cite this entry
kilosecond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilosecond
“kilosecond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilosecond. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilosecond,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilosecond.
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