kilogram
See also: kilo-gram
kilogram - English
Alternative forms
- chiliogramme, chilogramme (both obsolete)
- kilogramme (dated)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/
- Hyphenation: kil‧o‧gram
Noun
kilogram (plural kilograms)
- 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
- (proscribed) 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.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
|
kilogram - Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈkɪloɡram]
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram
Noun
kilogram m inan
Declension
kilogram - Danish
Noun
kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)
Declension
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kilogram | kilogrammet | kilogram | kilogrammene |
genitive | kilograms | kilogrammets | kilograms | kilogrammenes |
kilogram - Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram
Noun
kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)
Synonyms
kilogram - Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kilogram
kilogram - Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kilogram
kilogram - Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kiˈlɔɡ.ram/
- Syllabification: ki‧log‧ram
Noun
kilogram m inan
Declension
kilogram - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ki.lo.ˈɡram/
- Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram
Noun
kilogram
kilogram - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kîloɡram/
- Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram
Noun
kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)
Declension
kilogram - Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈkiɫɔɡram/
Noun
kilogram m inan (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Derived terms
- kilogramový
kilogram - Tatar
Noun
kilogram
Declension
Nominative | kilogram |
---|---|
Genitive | kilogramnıñ |
Dative | kilogramga |
Accusative | kilogramnı |
Locative | kilogramda |
Ablative | kilogramdan |
kilogram - Turkish
Noun
kilogram