Definitions for kilogramˈkɪl əˌgræm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kil•o•gramˈkɪl əˌgræm(n.)
a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base SI unit of mass; its international prototype, a platinum-iridium cylinder, is kept in Sèvres, France.
Category: Physics, Weights and Measures, British
Ref: Abbr.: kg 2; See table at measure. art
a unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram.
Category: Physics, British
Ref: Abbr.: kg 2
Origin of kilogram:
1790–1800; < F
Princeton's WordNet
kilogram, kg, kilo(noun)
one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
"a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
kilogram(noun)ˈkɪl əˌgræm
a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1000 grams
5 kilograms of potatoes
Wiktionary
kilogram(Noun)
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
kilogram(Noun)
Hence, the unit of weight such that one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
Origin: From kilogramme, composed of kilo- + gramme.
Webster Dictionary
Kilogram(noun)
alt. of Kilogramme
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Kilogram
A compound unit; one thousand grams; 2.2046 pounds avds.
Translations for kilogram
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- kgAfrikaans
- كيلوغرامArabic
- кгBulgarian
- kgPortuguese (BR)
- kilogramCzech
- das KilogrammGerman
- kgDanish
- χιλιόγραμμο (συντομογρ.)Greek
- kgSpanish
- kg (kilogrammi tähis)Estonian
- کیلو گرمFarsi
- kilogrammaFinnish
- kgFrench
- ק”גHebrew
- किलोग्रामHindi
- kgCroatian
- kgHungarian
- kgIndonesian
- kgItalian
- キログラムJapanese
- 킬로그램Korean
- kg (kilogramas)Lithuanian
- kilograms, kgLatvian
- kgMalay
- kg, kilogramDutch
- kg (kilogram)Norwegian
- kgPolish
- کیلو گرمPersian
- كيلو ګرامPashto
- килограммRussian
- kg, kilogramSlovak
- kilogramSlovenian
- kilogramSerbian
- kg, kiloSwedish
- กิโลกรัมThai
- kgTurkish
- 公斤(書面縮寫)Chinese (Trad.)
- кгUkrainian
- کلوگرام کی تخفیفUrdu
- kilogramVietnamese
- 公斤（书面语缩写式）Chinese (Simp.)
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