Kilogram

Quick meaning: Kilogram is a noun meaning (proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

Meaning

(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

More Meanings

1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg

Example Sentences

Holonyms: megagram < gigagram

Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram

Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.

A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]

Word Forms

• kilograms
• kilogramme

Synonyms for kilogram

Depending on context, synonyms include kilo, key.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kilo, key, kilogramme, gram, pound, catty.

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