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Kilogram - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Kilogram : (noun)
1: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is
approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: kg, kilo]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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 2.2046
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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