kilogram
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- noun
- /ˈkɪləˌɡræm/
- Specialized
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kilogramo
- The recipe calls for exactly one kilogram of flour to make the bread.
- weight in kilograms
- weighing 1,000 kilograms
- 100 kilograms
What's heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers?
- What's heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers?
- A Joule is the energy in MKS units, MKS meters, kilograms, seconds units.
- We're going to find out how they're going to redefine a kilogram.
- A better indication of Saitama's true strength will not just be kilograms, it will be what he does with those kilograms, specifically how far he moves them.
- It's a measure of cardio respiratory fitness, basically how much oxygen you can uptake and utilize per kilogram.
Examples
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The buoy is internally ballasted with 30 kilograms of cast lead poured inside the hull.
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What's heavier, a kilogram of steel or a kilogram of feathers?
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I also learned that the kilogram is part of the International System of Units.
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The medical doctor's salary in North Korea is less than a dollar a year, so you cannot buy a kilogram of rice.
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Milk yield was recorded in kilograms using a weighing scale.
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BMI was defined as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
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The heaviest cabbage ever found was 62.71 kilograms.
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Body mass index (BMI) was calculated as weight (kilograms) divided by height (meters squared).
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He lost two kilograms after a month of exercising regularly.
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The shipping cost increases for every kilogram over the weight limit.
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- Archaic
A unit of heat to raise one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius, often used for food energy
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Etymology
The word kilogram comes from Greek parts kilo- meaning 'thousand', as in kilometre, and gram meaning 'a small weight'. So a kilogram is 'one thousand grams' and is the basic unit of mass.