kilogram en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram.
Meanings
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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
Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram
Holonyms: megagram < gigagram
Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.
2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN:
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(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation.
2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology, volume 2015, →DOI:A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]
1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chiliogramme | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| kilograms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chilogramme | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| kilogramme | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
metre-kilogram-second · kilogram-force · multikilogram · kilogrammage · kilogram calorie · kilogram-metre
Synonyms
Translations (146)
ar كِيلوغْرَام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hak 公斤 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sl kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ar كِيلوجْرَام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · dng килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hi किलो (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · zza kilogram (diq) (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · yue 公斤 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · th กิโล (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · kn ಕಿಲೋಗ್ರಾಮ್ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mr किलोग्रॅम (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · et kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · pt kilograma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · yo kílò (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mi manokaramu (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · izh kilogramma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tr kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lo ກິໂລກາມ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hak 奇勞 /奇劳 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ja キロ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hy կիլո (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lv kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · pt quilograma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · es kilogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · da kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · rsk килоґрам (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ta கிலோ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ur کلوگرام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · fi kilogramma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · gl quilogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · fa کیلوگرم (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · id kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tl kilogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · khb ᦂᦲᦷᦟᦂᧄ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ko 키로 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hy կիլոգրամ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sh kȉlogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ko 킬로그램 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bg килогра́м (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · eo kilogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ccc kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi kí (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ko 킬로 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi ki-lô (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · km គីឡូក្រាម (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · it chilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · th โล (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · gd cileagram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · si කිලෝග්රෑම් (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · my ကီလိုဂရမ် (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · el κιλό (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · kmr kîlogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mk килограм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sq kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ru килогра́мм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ja キログラム (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ta கிலோகிராம் (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · be кілягра́м (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lo ກິໂລ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hu kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · gu કિલોગ્રામ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sh ки̏лограм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · rsk кила (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · te కిలోగ్రాము (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · hi किलोग्राम (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ps کيلوګرام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · la chiliogramma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sv kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · yi קילאָ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sv kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mg kilaograma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · uz kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · el χιλιόγραμμο (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · kk килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lv kilograms (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bo ཀི་ལོ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · la kilogramma (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ru кило́ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lo ກິໂລກຣາມ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ro kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · is kílógramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi kí lô (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ms kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · yo kìlógíráàmù (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi kilôgam (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · nl kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · az kiloqram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ast quilogramu (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · st kilogeramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · uk кілогра́м (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · pl kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sw kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · cmn 公斤 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · cy cilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ml കിലോഗ്രാം (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · dng кило (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · sk kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mn килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bn কিলোগ্রাম (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mt kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · th กิโลกรัม (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · cs kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ga cileagram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · de Kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · arz كيلوجرام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi ki-lô-gam (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · pl kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · fr kilogramme (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ka კილოგრამი (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · et kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · rue килогра́м (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ps کېلو (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bn কিলো (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · kmr kîlo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · dng гунҗин (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ca quilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tr okka (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tg килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ota اوقه (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · fr kilo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · mi kirokaramu (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ba килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · cmn 千克 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · nan-hbl 公斤 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bo སྤྱིའི་རྒྱ་མ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · es quilogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tl libogramo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · shn ၵိလူဝ်ၷြမ် (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · jra kĭ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · be кілагра́м (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ug كىلوگرام (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tk kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · it chilogrammo (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · vi ký (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · am ኪሎግራም (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ast kilogramu (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · lt kilogramas (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · fo kilogramm (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · he קִילוֹגְרָם (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · bo སྤྱི་རྒྱ (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · af kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · yue 千克 (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tr kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · nb kilogram (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · tt килограм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) · ky килограмм (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams)