kg
- noun
- Specialized
- A standard car typically weighs around 1,200 kg.
- weigh 1 kg
- weight in kg
- about 5 kg
You go up five KGS and they get stapled with it and it's like, wait, well, what happened?
- You go up five KGS and they get stapled with it and it's like, wait, well, what happened?
Examples
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She lost 5 kg after following the new diet for a month.
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After that, we can do 20 kg every four weeks.
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Just remember it's 1 kg for 2.2 lbs.
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The prototype device used in the study weighed 1.3 kg (for a set of two).
Academic text (1990) -
Nevertheless, the workers there added a total of about 16 kg to the tank, causing a self-sustaining chain reaction.
Academic text (1999) -
My cruiser weighs 16,000 kg.
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Per capita consumption decreased from a record 13.2 kg in 1986 to 11.8 kg in 1987.
Academic text (1990) -
Earthworms were provided 531 kg of biosolids for feeding for a seven-day period.
Academic text (1999) -
Per capita consumption reached 12.6 kg in 1988 and was forecast to exceed 13.0 kg in 1989.
Academic text (1990) -
The package weighs 25 kg, so it will cost more to ship.
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Etymology
The symbol kg is short for kilogram, a basic unit of mass used around the world and equal to 1,000 grams. The word comes from kilo- meaning 'thousand' and gram meaning 'a small weight', so a kilogram is 'a thousand grams' and kg stands for 1,000 grams.