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kilosecond

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-sec-ond
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds. Symbol: ks. (= 16.666̄̄ minutes)

Example Sentences

  • "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"
  • "Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond"

Etymology

From kilo- + second.

Inflected Forms

kiloseconds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mul:ks

Questions

What does kilosecond mean?
An SI unit of time equal to 10³ seconds. Symbol: ks. (= 16.666̄̄ minutes)
Where does kilosecond come from?
From kilo- + second.

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