kilocycle

kilocycle
/kil"euh suy'keuhl/, n.
a unit equal to 1000 cycles: used esp. in radio as 1000 cycles per second for expressing the frequency of electromagnetic waves; kilohertz. The term kilohertz is now preferred in technical use. Abbr.: kc
[1920-25; KILO- + CYCLE]

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