Kilo

: Kilo is also the letter K in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

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K - NATO phonetic alphabet

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:Kilo class is a type of naval submarine made in Russia.

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Kilo class - Submarine

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Kilo (symbol: k) is a prefix in the SI system denoting 103 or 1000. For example:

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Prefix - SI - 10³

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• kilogram is 1000 grams
• kilometre is 1000 metres
• kilowatt is 1000 watts
• kilojoule is 1000 joules

Adopted in 1795, it comes from the Greek ??????, meaning thousand.

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1795 - Greek

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"Kilo" is often used by itself as an abbreviation for "kilogram". Also, technical people often use the term "k", pronounced like the letter, to refer to a thousand of something, especially units of money or population. On the other hand, the kilometre is sometimes informally abbreviated to "k"; in this context it is widely used in the United States in reference to running races (for example, a "10k"). "Click" or "klick" can also be heard in informal usage, especially in the U.S. military.

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Kilometre - United States - Running

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