kilogram
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kilogram
- /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/
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Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram.
noun kilograms · kilogramme · chiliogramme · chilogramme
- 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 Holonyms: megagram < gigagram
- The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight. A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kilo, key, kg, kilogramme, gram, pound, catty, kilogram-meter, kelvin, kilogram-metre, kilogram calorie, planck mass, mass, mole, gamma, newton
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noun unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
| Español | kilogramo, quilogramo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 킬로그램 killogeuraem, 키로 kiro, 킬로 killo |
| 日本語 | キログラム kiroguramu, キロ kiro |
| 中文 | 千克 qiānkè, 公斤 gōngjīn |
| हिन्दी | किलो kilo, किलोग्राम kilogrām |
| Kiswahili | kilo |
| Português | quilograma, kilograma |
| Français | kilogramme, kilo |
| Deutsch | Kilogramm |
| Italiano | chilogrammo, chilo |
| Ελληνικά | χιλιόγραμμο chiliógrammo, κιλό kiló |
| Română | kilogram |
| Русский | килогра́мм kilográmm, кило́ kiló |
| Tiếng Việt | kilôgam, ki-lô-gam, ki-lô, kí lô, ký, kí |
| العربية | كِيلوغْرَام, كِيلوجْرَام kīlōgrām |
| עברית | קִילוֹגְרָם kilogram |
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title = {kilogram},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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