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Kilogram

KIL'OGRAM

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Noun.
In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half.

Definition 2024


kilogram

kilogram

See also: kilo-gram

English

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Noun

kilogram (plural kilograms)

A one-kilogram weight.
  1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
  2. (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

Usage notes

  • (proscribed, unit of weight): The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location, because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed, but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)

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Czech

Noun

kilogram m

  1. kilogram

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Danish

Noun

kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)

  1. kilogram

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Etymology

kilo- + gram

Noun

kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)

  1. kilogram

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiˈlɔɡram/

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kîloɡram/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram

Noun

kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)

  1. kilogram

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Slovak

Noun

kilogram m (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, declension pattern of dub)

  1. kilogram

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Tatar

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

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