kilogram

See also: kilo-gram

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French kilogramme; synchronically analyzable as kilo- +‎ gram.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kilogram (plural kilograms)

A one-kilogram weight.
  1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
  2. (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

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

kilo- +‎ gram

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪloɡram/

Noun

kilogram m

  1. kilogram

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • kilogram in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kilogram in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)

  1. kilogram

Declension

References

Dutch

Etymology

kilo- +‎ gram

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)

  1. kilogram

Synonyms

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiˈlɔ.ɡram/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram

Declension

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)

  1. kilogram

Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiɫɔɡram/

Noun

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

  1. kilogram

Declension

Derived terms

  • kilogramový

Further reading

  • kilogram in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Tatar

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Declension

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