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Meaning of Kilogram | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɪləɡɹæm

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
    proscribed

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca kiloqram
Беларуская кілаграм
Български килограм
Català quilogram
Čeština kilogram
Cymraeg cilogram
Deutsch Kilogramm
Ελληνικά κιλό χιλιόγραμμο
Esperanto kilogramo
Eesti kilogramm
فارسی کیلوگرم
Français kilo kilogramme
Gaeilge cileagram
Galego quilogramo
Magyar kilogramm
Հայերեն կիլո կիլոգրամ
Íslenska kílógramm
Italiano chilo chilogrammo
ქართული კილოგრამი
ខ្មែរ គីឡូក្រាម
한국어 키로 킬로 킬로그람 킬로그램
Kurdî kîlo kîlogram KY
ລາວ ກິໂລ
Lietuvių kilogramas
Latviešu kilograms
Malagasy kilaograma
Македонски килограм
Bahasa Melayu kilogram
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကီလိုဂရမ်
Nederlands kilogram
Português kilograma quilograma
Русский кило килограмм
Svenska kilo kilogram
Kiswahili kilo
తెలుగు కిలోగ్రాము
Tagalog kilogramo
Türkçe kilo kilogram okka
Українська кіло кілограм
Tiếng Việt ki ki lô ki-lô ki-lô-gam kilôgam
Yorùbá kilọ kilogiraamu

Examples

“Holonyms: megagram < gigagram”
“Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram”
“Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.”
“A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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