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kilogram

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See also: kilo-gram

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: kil‧o‧gram

Noun

kilogram (plural kilograms)

  2. 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
    Holonyms: megagram < gigagram
    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram
    • 2018 November 13, Matthew Robinson and Lianne Kolirin, “The world has just redefined the kilogram”, in CNN‎:
      Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.
  3. (proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
    • 1990, Central Asia, numbers 26-27, page 137:
      A nan (bread) costs 25 Afghanis : a kilogram of beef 800 Afghanis and mutton of the same weight for 1200 Afghanis; […]
    • 2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology‎, volume 2015, →DOI:
      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.

Usage notes

  • (proscribed, unit of weight): The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)
  • Whilst one kilogram equals 1,000 grams, it is the kilogram and not the gram that is the base unit.

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Czech

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪloɡram]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram
    Synonym: kilo

Declension

Declension of kilogram (hard masculine inanimate)
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

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Danish

Noun

kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)

  1. kilogram

Declension

More information neuter gender, singular ...

References

Dutch

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)

  1. kilogram

Synonyms

Further reading

  • “kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlɔ.ɡram/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡram
  • Syllabification: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram
    Synonym: (colloquial) kilo

Declension

Declension of kilogram
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • kilogram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kilogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Romanian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.loˈɡram/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram n (plural [please provide])

  1. kilogram

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kîloɡram/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram

Noun

kȉlogram m inan (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)

  1. kilogram

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • “kilogram”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilogram m inan (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. kilogram

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • kilogramový

Further reading

  • “kilogram”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Noun

kilogram n

  1. kilogram (unit of mass)
    Synonym: kilo
    Katten väger fyra kilogram
    The cat weighs four kilograms

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

References

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Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Turkish

Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

  • “kilogram”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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