Kilogram

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  • noun. The base unit of mass in the International System, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2046 pounds).
  • noun. Kilogram force.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The ultimate standard of mass in the French system of weights and measures, equal to 1,000 grams; the mass of a certain cylinder of platinum deposited in the Archives of France on the 22d of June, 1799, and thence known as the Kilogramme des Archives.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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
  • noun. Hence, the unit of weight such that one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    • Word Usage
    "The precise measure of a kilogram is a weighty matter to some people."
    Equivalent
    kilogramme  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    metric weight unit  weight unit  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    key  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    milligram  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    centimeter  gram  kg  kilo  kilometer  
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