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kilo-, milli-, mille
Lesson 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kilo-, milli-, mille- | thousand |
| kilobyte | measurement of stored computer data or information, equal to 1,024 bytes |
| kilogram | unit of measurement equal to one thousand grams (mass or weight) |
| kiloliter | unit of capacity equal to one thousand liters, to measure liquid or gas |
| kilometer | unit of length equal to 1,000 meters, used to measure distance |
| kilowatt | unit of electrical power equal to one thousand watts |
| mile | unit of length equal to 5,280 feet |
| millennium | a unit of time equal to one thousand years |
| millimeter | a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter |
| millipede | a small animal like a worm, with a hard outer layer, divided into many segments, and most segments have two pairs of legs |
| millisecond | a unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second |