kilogram

Meaning

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

Synonyms

kilo

kilogramme

kg

kilometer

K

key

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kilogramme

kilometre

kilowatt

unit of weight

kilo-

Translations

kilogramo

chilogrammo

kilogramme

Kilogramm

chilo

kilogram

χιλιόγραμμο

quilogram

quilograma

kilo

κιλό

kilo

quilo

kilo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/

Etymology

Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram.