- kil|o|gram
- kil|o|gram «KIHL uh gram», noun.a measure of mass and weight in the metric system equal to 1,000 grams, or 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois. Abbr. kg (no period).╂[< French kilogramme]
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me|ter-kil|o|gram-sec|ond — «MEE tuhr KIHL uh gram SEHK uhnd», adjective. having to do with a system of measurement in which the meter is the unit of length, the kilogram is the unit of mass, and the second is the unit of time. Abbr: M.K.S … Useful english dictionary
ki·lo·gram — /ˈkıləˌgræm/ noun, pl grams [count] : a unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams abbr. kg … Useful english dictionary
kilogram — kil|o|gram also kilogramme BrE [ˈkıləgræm] n written abbreviation kg a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1000 grams … Dictionary of contemporary English
kilogram — kil|o|gram [ kılə,græm ] noun count * a unit for measuring weight in the METRIC system, containing 1000 grams. The written abbreviation is kg … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kilogram — kil•o•gram [[t]ˈkɪl əˌgræm[/t]] n. 1) phs wam brit. 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 Abbr.: kg See table at measure 2) phs brit. a… … From formal English to slang
kilogram — /kil euh gram /, n. 1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbr.: kg 2. a unit of force and weight,… … Universalium
kilogram-force — /kil euh gram fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a meter kilogram second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbr.: kgf Cf. newton. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
kilogram-meter — /kil euh gram mee teuhr/, n. Physics. a meter kilogram second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force;… … Universalium
kilogram-force — /kil euh gram fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a meter kilogram second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbr.: kgf Cf. newton. [1955 60] … Useful english dictionary
