kazillion
An unspecified large number (of).

kazillions
plural of kazillion

kelvin
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ¹⁄_(273.16) of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval.
A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.

kelvins
plural of kelvin

kentjur
Any of a number of flowering plants in the Zingiberaceae family, native to Asia, and having rhizomes used as spices.

kepstra
plural of kepstrum

kepstrum
The theoretical quantity that a cepstrum measures.

keratorefractometer
An optical device that measures refraction of the cornea

keratorefractometers
plural of keratorefractometer

keratotorus
A corneal herniation accompanied by severe regular myopic astigmatism.

kettleful
An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.

kettlefuls
plural of kettleful

kettlesful
plural of kettleful

keycode
A code that represents a keypress.
A code that serves to unlock something, such as an electronic door or a car stereo (as an antitheft measure).

keycodes
plural of keycode

keystring
Any string of characters that has key (high) importance, such as a keyword or a keyphrase, but not necessarily a word in all senses of that term (as for example a phone number, an alphanumeric or numeric sequence, or string of symbols).

keystrings
plural of keystring

kezayit
An amount of something, usually food, about the size of an olive.

khahoon
A unit of volume used in India until 1920 consisting of 1280 raik totalling 1.7616 m².

kharvar
A unit of weight once used in Persia, equivalent to 649 pounds.

kharvars
plural of kharvar

khoes
plural of khous

khoinikes
plural of khoinix

khoinix
Alternative form of choenix.

khous
Alternative form of chous (“ancient Greek unit”).

kijillion
Alternative form of kajillion.

kijillions
plural of kijillion.

kilderkin
A small barrel.
An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or 83.178 L.

kilderkins
plural of kilderkin

kilerg
Alternative form of kiloerg.

kilergs
plural of kilerg

killboard
A table that ranks players by number of kills.

killboards
plural of killboard

killion
An unspecified large number (of).

killions
plural of killion

killow
An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.

killows
plural of killow

kilobar
A unit of pressure equal to 1,000 bars (Symbol: kb)

kilobarn
A unit of surface area equal to 1,000 barns.

kilobarns
plural of kilobarn

kilobars
plural of kilobar

kilobecquerel
A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousand becquerels

kilobecquerels
plural of kilobecquerel

kilobequerel
Misspelling of kilobecquerel.

kilocandela
An SI unit of luminous intensity equal to 10³ candelas. Symbol: kcd

kilodisintegration
A thousand disintegrations (as a measure of ionizing radiation)

kilodisintegrations
plural of kilodisintegration

kilodyne
A unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.

kilodynes
plural of kilodyne

kiloelectronvolt
A unit of energy equal to a thousand electron volts

kiloelectronvolts
plural of kiloelectronvolt

kiloerg
A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.

kiloergs
plural of kiloerg

kilofeet
plural of kilofoot

kiloflop
A unit of computing power equal to 1,000 floating point operations per second

kiloflops
plural of kiloflop

kilofoot
A unit of measure for length, equal to one thousand feet.

kilogallon
A unit of volume equal to one thousand gallons.

kilogallons
plural of kilogallon

kilogauss
A unit of magnetic field equal to 1,000 gauss

kilogausses
plural of kilogauss

kilogrammage
Mass (loosely weight) measured in kilograms.

kilogrammetre
Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter.

kilogrammetres
plural of kilogrammetre

kilogray
An SI unit of absorbed energy from ionizing radiation equal to 10³ grays. Symbol: k

kilograys
plural of kilogray

kilohertz
A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz

kilohertzes
plural of kilohertz

kilojoule
An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ

kilojoules
plural of kilojoule

kilokatal
An SI unit of catalytic activity equal to 10³ katals. Symbol: k

kilokatals
plural of kilokatal

kilokelvin
An SI unit of temperature equal to 10³ kelvins. Symbol: kK

kilolight
a unit of velocity equal to one thousand times the velocity of light
a unit of distance equal to one thousand light-years; a kilolight-year

kilolights
plural of kilolight

kilolightyear
A unit of a thousand light years.

kilolightyears
plural of kilolightyear

kiloliter
Alternative spelling of kilolitre One thousand liters.

kiloliters
plural of kiloliter

kilolitre
A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre. Symbol: kL or kl.

kilolitres
plural of kilolitre

kilolumen
A unit of luminous flux equal to one thousand lumens.

kilolux
A unit of illuminance equal to 1000 lux.

kilometrage
The total distance travelled, in kilometres.
The number of kilometres travelled by a vehicle on a certain volume of fuel.
An allowance for travel expenses at a specified rate per kilometre.

kilometrages
plural of kilometrage

kilometre
An SI unit of length equal to 10³ metres. Symbol: km

kilometres
plural of kilometre

kilomile
A unit of length equal to one thousand miles.

kilomiles
plural of kilomile

kilomole
An SI unit of amount of substance equal to 10³ moles. Symbol: kmol

kilomoles
plural of kilomole

kiloparsec
A unit of distance equal to one thousand parsecs.

kiloparsecs
plural of kiloparsec

kilorad
A unit of absorbed radiation dose, equivalent to 1000 rads.

kilorads
plural of kilorad

kilorayleigh
A unit of brightness equal to one thousand rayleighs.

kilorayleighs
plural of kilorayleigh

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

kiloseconds
plural of kilosecond

kilostere
A unit equal to one thousand cubic metres.

kilosteres
plural of kilostere

kiloton
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
One thousand tons.
One thousand tons.
One thousand tons.

kilotonnage
The destructive power of an explosive, measured in kilotons.

kilotonnages
plural of kilotonnage

kilotonne
Alternative spelling of kiloton.

kilotonnes
plural of kilotonne

kilotons
plural of kiloton

kilotorr
A unit of pressure equal to one thousand torrs.

kilotorrs
plural of kilotorr

kilounits
plural of kilounit

kilovar
A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 vars.

kilovars
plural of kilovar

kiloware
Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.

kilowarhol
A unit of fame equal to 1000 warhols, or 15,000 minutes of fame (about 10.42 days).

kilowarhols
plural of kilowarhol

kilowatt
One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.

kilowattage
An amount of power expressed in kilowatts.

kilowattages
plural of kilowattage

kilowatts
plural of kilowatt

kiloword
A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 words.

kilowords
plural of kiloword

kinetheodolite
Alternative form of cinetheodolite.

kinetheodolites
plural of kinetheodolite

kinit
A unit of force equal to the force which, acting for one second, will give a pound a velocity of one foot per second.

kinits
plural of kinit

kinkin
Alternative form of kilderkin.

kinkins
plural of kinkin

kintar
Alternative form of qintar (“unit of measure”).

kintars
plural of kintar

kir
A cocktail made with a measure of crème de cassis topped up with white wine.

kiribans
plural of kiriban

kirs
plural of kir