kilogram
See also: kilo-gram
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EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French kilogramme; synchronically analyzable as kilo- + gram.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kilogram (plural kilograms)
- 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
- (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
Usage notesEdit
- (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.
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
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See alsoEdit
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kilogram m
DeclensionEdit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| genitive | kilogramu | kilogramů |
| dative | kilogramu | kilogramům |
| accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| vocative | kilograme | kilogramy |
| locative | kilogramu | kilogramech |
| instrumental | kilogramem | kilogramy |
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- kilogram in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kilogram in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
NounEdit
kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kilogram
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kilogram | kilogrammet | kilogram | kilogrammene |
| genitive | kilograms | kilogrammets | kilograms | kilogrammenes |
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram
NounEdit
kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)
SynonymsEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kilogram m inan
DeclensionEdit
declension of kilogram
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| genitive | kilograma | kilogramów |
| dative | kilogramowi | kilogramom |
| accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| instrumental | kilogramem | kilogramami |
| locative | kilogramie | kilogramach |
| vocative | kilogramie | kilogramy |
SynonymsEdit
- (coll.) kilo
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kilogram
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogrami |
| genitive | kilograma | kilograma |
| dative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
| accusative | kilogram | kilograme |
| vocative | kilograme | kilogrami |
| locative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
| instrumental | kilogramom | kilogramima |
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kilogram m (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kilogram
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| genitive | kilogramu | kilogramov |
| dative | kilogramu | kilogramom |
| accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| locative | kilograme | kilogramoch |
| instrumental | kilogramom | kilogramami |
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- kilogram in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
TatarEdit
NounEdit
kilogram
DeclensionEdit
declension of kilogram
| Nominative | kilogram |
|---|---|
| Genitive | kilogramnıñ |
| Dative | kilogramga |
| Accusative | kilogramnı |
| Locative | kilogramda |
| Ablative | kilogramdan |