n. A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz
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n. one thousand periods per second
Word Usage
"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."