kilocycle per second
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Definition
- Noun:
- A unit of frequency equal to 1000 cycles per second: This term is a specific measurement for the number of periodic events, such as electromagnetic wave oscillations, occurring in one second. It is synonymous with the kilohertz (kHz).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The old radio transmitter operated at a frequency of 540 kilocycles per second.
- This measurement, 1200 kilocycles per second, falls within the medium wave band.
Advanced Usage
- The term "kilocycle per second" is a historical unit largely replaced in modern technical contexts by the SI unit "kilohertz" (kHz). It may still be encountered in older documents, textbooks, or specific legacy fields.
- Vintage electronics manuals often list intermediate frequencies in kilocycles per second.
Variants and Related Words
- Kilohertz (kHz) (n): The modern SI unit for frequency, equivalent to one thousand hertz or one thousand cycles per second.
- The station broadcasts at 98.5 kilohertz.
- Cycle per second (n): The former term for the hertz (Hz), a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
- Megacycle per second (n): A historical term for a frequency of one million cycles per second, equivalent to a megahertz (MHz).
Synonyms
- Kilohertz (kHz): The standard modern term.
- kc/s: A common written abbreviation for kilocycle per second.
Noun
- one thousand periods per second