kilohertz

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪləhɜːrts/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪləˌhɝts/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kil′ə hûrts′)

Inflections of 'kilohertz' (n):
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kil•o•hertz /ˈkɪləˌhɜrts/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -hertz, -hertz•es. 
  1. Physicsa unit of frequency equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbr.: kHz Formerly, ki•lo•cy•cle /ˈkɪləˌsaɪkəl/USA pronunciation  

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kil•o•hertz  (kil′ə hûrts′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hertz, -hertz•es. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa unit of frequency, equal to 1000 cycles per second. Abbr.: kHz  Cf. kilocycle.
  • kilo- + hertz 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kilohertz /ˈkɪləʊˌhɜːts/ n
  1. one thousand hertz; one thousand cycles per secondSymbol: kHz
'kilohertz' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kHz - kilocycle - low frequency - medium frequency - radio frequency - radio spectrum - very low frequency - kilometer - radio wave - shortwave

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