kilo- [KIL oh, KEEL oh], kil-

(Greek: one thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements and representing 10³ or 1 000)

Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; hecto; deka; deci; centi; milli; micro; nano; pico; femto; atto; zepto; yocto.