kilogram

kilogram
A measure of weight. A kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds.

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  • kilogram — KILOGRÁM, kilograme, s.n. 1. Unitate de măsură pentru masă în sistemul metric; (sens curent) unitate de măsură pentru greutate, egală cu o mie de grame; kil. ♢ (fiz.) Kilogram forţă = unitate de măsură a forţei, a cărei valoare este egală cu… …   Dicționar Român

  • kilogram — kil‧o‧gram [ˈkɪləgræm] written abbreviation kg noun [countable] a measurement of weight equal to 1,000 gram S * * * kilogram UK US /ˈkɪləʊgræm/ noun [C] (also kilo, ABB …   Financial and business terms

  • kilogram — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. a, Mc. kilogrammie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} podstawowa jednostka masy równa 1000 gramów (skrót: kg) : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Kupić, zjeść kilogram winogron. Przytyć parę kilogramów.{{/stl 10}}{{stl 18}}ZOB. {{/stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Kilogram — 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 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • kilogram — (n.) one thousand grams, 1797, from Fr. kilogramme (1795); see KILO (Cf. kilo ) + GRAM (Cf. gram) …   Etymology dictionary

  • kilogram — kȉlogram m DEFINICIJA fiz. jedinica mase (simbol kg), osnovna jedinica SI; kila, kilo ETIMOLOGIJA kilo + gram …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • kilogram — (also kilogramme) ► NOUN ▪ the SI unit of mass, equal to 1,000 grams (approximately 2.205 lb) …   English terms dictionary

  • kilogram — [kil′ōgram΄, kil′əgram΄] n. [Fr kilogramme: see KILO & GRAM1] one thousand grams (2.2046 pounds avoirdupois): abbrev. kg: see GRAM1 …   English World dictionary

  • Kilogram — Kg redirects here. For other uses, see Kg (disambiguation). Kilogram A computer generated image of the international prototype kilogram (IPK). The IPK is the kilogram. The IPK, which is roughly the size of a golf ball, sits here alongside a ruler …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — (kg)    1. the base unit of mass in the SI and MKS versions of the metric system. The kilogram is defined as the mass of the standard kilogram, a platinum iridium bar in the custody of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) near… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

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