Definitions for: Kilogram

[n] one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the System International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

Webster (1913) Definition: Kil"o*gram, Kilogramme Kil"o*gramme, n. [F.
kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) +
gramme. See 3d Gram.]
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046
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[deg] Fahrenheit.

Synonyms: key, kg, kilo

See Also: hectogram, hg, metric weight unit, myg, myriagram, weight unit

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