kilocycle
/ˈkɪləˌsaɪkəl/
noun
- A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 cycles per second, now usually called a kilohertz.
- The signal was transmitted at 500 kilocycles, which was common for AM radio.
- The old radio station broadcast at a frequency of 1,000 kilocycles.
- Engineers used kilocycles to measure radio wave frequencies before the term kilohertz became standard.
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