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Kilo comes from the Greek khiloi and means 1000. There are 1000 grams in one Kilogram.

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Is kilo short for kilogram?

Yes kilo is short for the word Kilogram . :)


Is the word kilo short for kilogram?

No. The word "kilo" means "1000". "Kilogram" means "1000 grams".


How many kilogram are in 1 kilogram?

The correct spelling is kilogram. kilo is often used as an abbreviation of that. Kilo is actually the metric prefix meaning 1000, so a kilogram is equal to 1000 grams. As for how many kilograms in a kilo, the answer is 1 because, in this context, they are the same.


Is a kilo a 1000 grams?

Yes, both are different ways of saying "kilogram" The word "kilo" also means 1000, therefore a kilogram is 1000 grams, a kilometer (KM) is 1000 meters, a kilobyte (KB) is 1000 bytes, etc. however when used on it's own, as in "get me a kilo of sugar" it usually refers to grams/weight.


How many kilos in a kilogram?

Kilogram and Kilo refer to the same unit of measurement.


What does kilo mean in kilometer and kilogram?

"Kilo" is a prefix derived from the Greek word for "thousand." In kilometer, it signifies 1000 meters, while in kilogram, it denotes 1000 grams.


How many kilo grams in one kilo?

a kilogram and a kilo are the same thing


How many gms in a kilogram?

there are 1000 grams in a kilogram (kilo is derived from the greek word for one thousand)


Is 1 kilo equivalent to 1 kilogram?

Yes. 'Kilo' is simply a shortened form of the word 'kilogram'.


How much spaghetti in a kilo?

Kilo is the abbreviation for kilogram and one kilogram is 2.2 pounds


What is the prefix of kilogram?

the prefix in kilogram is kilo


Is a kilo the same as a kilogram?

no a kilogram is one tenth of a kilo gram making 1kilo 1000 kilograms