A kilogram is a metric unit of weight. One kilogram is a thousand grams, or a thousandth of a metric ton, and is equal to 2.2 pounds.
...a parcel weighing around 4.5 kilograms.
...a kilogram of butter.
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kilogram in British English
or kilogramme (ˈkɪləʊˌɡræm)
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
Symbol: kg
kilogram in American English
(ˈkɪloʊˌgræm; ˈkɪləˌgræm)
noun
one thousand grams (2.2046 pounds avoirdupois)
abbrev. kg see also gram1
Word origin
Fr kilogramme: see kilo- & gram1
kilogram in Electrical Engineering
(kɪləgræm) or kg
Word forms: (regular plural) kilograms
noun
(Electrical engineering: General)
The kilogram is a metric unit of weight, equal to a thousand grams.
Conventional capacitors provide less than 360 joules per kilogram of energy density.
The units of kilograms and newtons are often confused by non-engineers.
The kilogram is a metric unit of weight, equal to a thousand grams.
Examples of 'kilogram' in a sentence
kilogram
She weighed hardly ten kilograms but she was fully conscious.
The Sun (2014)
The difference is that he has lost five to six kilograms in fat and his muscle weight has risen in proportion.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Losing just five kilograms can help a woman get pregnant more quickly, according to a new study.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Compared with beef, insects require less than a tenth of the land and a fifth of the feed to produce a kilogram of protein.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Our bodies contain around one kilogram of calcium, 99 per cent of which is in our bones.
The Sun (2012)
A hectare of pasture cleared out from the rain forest will produce about 50 kilograms of weight gain for the cattle run on that piece of land.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
In other languages
kilogram
British English: kilogram NOUN
A kilogram is a metric unit of weight. One kilogram is a thousand grams, or a thousandth of a metric ton, and is equal to 2.2 pounds.
...a parcel weighing around 4.5 kilograms.
American English: kilogram
Brazilian Portuguese: quilograma
Chinese: 公斤
European Spanish: kilogramo
French: kilogramme
German: Kilogramm
Italian: chilogrammo
Japanese: キログラム
Korean: 킬로그램
European Portuguese: quilograma
Latin American Spanish: kilogramo
All related terms of 'kilogram'
kilogram-meter
a unit of energy or work, being the amount needed to raise one kilogram one meter : it is equal to 7.2334 foot-pounds
kilogram calorie
a unit of heat , equal to one thousand calories , often used to express the heat output of an organism or the energy value of food
meter-kilogram-second
designating or of a system of measurement in which the meter , kilogram , and second are used as the units of length , mass , and time, respectively
metre-kilogram-second
a metric system of units based on the metre , kilogram , and second as the units of length, mass , and time; it forms the basis of the SI units
calorie
Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.