Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilohour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kilo-hour
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One thousand hours. Symbol: khrs.

Example Sentences

"On the horizontal axis we measure kilo- hours of lighting; each kilohour is 1,000 hours, the service provided by each of the first type of bulbs."

Etymology

From kilo- + hour.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: kilo

Inflected Forms

kilohours (plural)

Questions

What does kilohour mean?: One thousand hours. Symbol: khrs.
Where does kilohour come from?: From kilo- + hour.

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