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kilogram

[ kil-uh-gram ]

noun

  1. a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). Up until 2019 the kilogram was defined as equal to the mass of an international prototype, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. The kilogram has since been redefined in terms of universal physical constants, including the speed of light and Planck's constant. : kg
  2. a unit of force and weight, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram. : kg


kilogram

/ ˈ°ìɪ±ôəʊˌɡ°ùæ³¾ /

noun

  1. one thousand grams
  2. the basic SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype held by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. One kilogram is equivalent to 2.204 62 pounds
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kilogram

/ °ìÄ­±ô′ə-²µ°ùă³¾â€² /

  1. The basic unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds).
  2. See Table at measurement

kilogram

  1. A unit of mass in the metric system , equal to one thousand grams . The weight of a one-kilogram mass is slightly over two pounds.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kilogram1

From the French word kilogramme, dating back to 1790–1800. See kilo-, -gram 2
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When the synthetic compound was force-fed to rats at doses of 1 gram per kilogram of body weight for two years, the animals developed kidney cancer and other forms of renal disease.

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Workers have planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact - offsetting more than seven million kilograms of CO2 a year - in a country that declared a climate emergency six years ago.

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One is that 60 kilograms, or about 132 pounds, isn’t the average weight of American adults.

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But both King Charles III and Elizabeth II wore the Imperial State Crown – which weights just more than a kilogram – as they left Westminster Abbey.

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With a single kilogram of uranium yielding some 20,000 times as much energy as a kilogram of coal, it seemed like the future.

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