Definitions for kilogram
ˈkɪl əˌgræmkilo·gram

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kilogram, kg, kilonoun

   one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

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1. kilogramnoun

   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

2. kilogramnoun

   Hence, the unit of weight such that one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

3. Etymology: From kilogramme, composed of kilo- + gramme.

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1. Kilogram

   The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo colloquially. It means 'one thousand grams'. The kilogram is defined in terms of the second and the metre, both of which are based on fundamental physical constants. This allows a properly equipped metrology laboratory to calibrate a mass measurement instrument such as a Kibble balance as the primary standard to determine an exact kilogram mass.The kilogram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one litre of water. The current definition of a kilogram agrees with this original definition to within 30 parts per million. In 1799, the platinum Kilogramme des Archives replaced it as the standard of mass. In 1889, a cylinder of platinum-iridium, the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK), became the standard of the unit of mass for the metric system and remained so for 130 years, before the current standard was adopted in 2019.

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1. kilogram

   A kilogram is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), and is defined as being equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. Since 2019, it has been defined in terms of fundamental physical constants. It is approximately equal to the mass of one liter of water.

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1. Kilogramnoun

   alt. of Kilogramme

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1. Kilogram

   The kilogram or kilogramme, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram. The avoirdupois pound, used in both the Imperial system and U.S. customary units, is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kg, making one kilogram approximately equal to 2.2046 avoirdupois pounds. The gram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at 4°C, making the kilogram equal to the mass of one liter of water. The prototype kilogram, manufactured in 1799 and from which the current kilogram is based has a mass equal to the mass of 1.000025 liters of water. The kilogram is the only SI base unit with an SI prefix as part of its name. It is also the only SI unit that is still directly defined by an artifact rather than a fundamental physical property that can be reproduced in different laboratories. Four of the seven base units in the SI system are defined relative to the kilogram so its stability is important. The International Prototype Kilogram was commissioned by the General Conference on Weights and Measures under the authority of the Metre Convention, and is in the custody of the International Bureau for Weights and Measures who hold it on behalf of the CGPM. After the International Prototype Kilogram had been found to vary in mass over time, the International Committee for Weights and Measures recommended in 2005 that the kilogram be redefined in terms of a fundamental constant of nature. At its 2011 meeting, the General Conference on Weights and Measures agreed in principle that the kilogram should be redefined in terms of the Planck constant, but deferred a final decision until its next meeting, scheduled for 2014.

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1. Kilogram

   A compound unit; one thousand grams; 2.2046 pounds avds.

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1. • Metric Weight Unit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kilogram in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kilogram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of kilogram in a Sentence

1. John Martin:

   A kilogram of fentanyl wholesale is about $3,500 to $5,000. The pill press, let's say you buy it for about $1,000 and the die for $100, that's not a huge investment. You get the binding material ... on the dark net, and you can start making these pills, so there's huge profit to be made on these counterfeit pills.

2. Juan Mayorga:

   It has made a tremendous impact on the world's oceans, for each kilogram of shrimp, you could get up to 25 kilograms of incidental catch... There's no such thing as a selective bottom trawl.

3. Farmer Phub Zam:

   Of all my vegetables, broccoli is the most sought after, each kilogram sells for 90 rupees ($1.40).

4. Philip Lubin:

   We could propel a 100 kilogram robotic craft to Mars in a few days. If you want to push something like shuttle class, it takes you roughly in order of month to get there, within 25 year light of Earth, there are actually quite a few potential exoplanets and habitable things to visit - that may be habitable. We don’t know of course. There are many targets to choose from. The closest is Alpha Centauri, which is about four light years away.

5. Greg Autry:

   A U.S. company, we were getting $40,000 per kilogram to [send to] synchronous orbit, and the new startups were expecting a $25,000 to $30,000 price – and then the Chinese started to come in and announce $5,000, so it’s not like the cut it 10% or 20% or even half.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kilogram
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kilogram
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilogram
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kilogram
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=kilogram