Meaning of Kilogram | Babel Free
ˈkɪləɡɹæmDefinitions
- 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
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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
Esperanto
kilogramo
Eesti
kilogramm
فارسی
کیلوگرم
Gaeilge
cileagram
Galego
quilogramo
Magyar
kilogramm
Íslenska
kílógramm
ქართული
კილოგრამი
ខ្មែរ
គីឡូក្រាម
ລາວ
ກິໂລ
Lietuvių
kilogramas
Latviešu
kilograms
Malagasy
kilaograma
Македонски
килограм
Bahasa Melayu
kilogram
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ကီလိုဂရမ်
Nederlands
kilogram
Kiswahili
kilo
తెలుగు
కిలోగ్రాము
Tagalog
kilogramo
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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