'Kilogram' definitions:

Definition of 'kilogram'

From: WordNet
noun
One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: kilogram, kg, kilo]

Definition of 'Kilogram'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 mass and weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is nearly equal to the mass of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit. See 3rd gram. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilogrammeter

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