Definition of "kilohertz" []

• A unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz. (noun)

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• "That's important, Beynon says, because, as a result, the system can trigger a camera up to a speed of hundreds of kilohertz, which is, he claimed, beyond the capabilities of any line scan cameras that are currently on the market."
• "And while Polycom's top-end audio systems broadcast at 22 kilohertz, Medina claims that they still do a lousy job of relaying the true sound of a voice."
• "That's ground plane reflection, which is fine for low frequency wavelengths like AM radio, (in the range of thousands of kilohertz or less than or right at one megahertz) but not for the higher frequencies that most car remotes work at."