Found 2 items, similar to kilogram.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: kilogram kilogram n : one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; “a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds” [syn: kg, kilo]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Kilogram Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, n. [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d Gram.] A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit.