kilogram
See also: kilo-gram
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- chiliogramme, chilogramme (both obsolete)
- kilogramme (dated)
Etymology Edit
From French kilogramme; synchronically analyzable as kilo- + gram.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
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 Edit
- (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 Edit
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
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See also Edit
Czech Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram m inan
Declension Edit
Declension of kilogram (hard masculine inanimate)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
genitive | kilogramu | kilogramů |
dative | kilogramu | kilogramům |
accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
vocative | kilograme | kilogramy |
locative | kilogramu | kilogramech |
instrumental | kilogramem | kilogramy |
Further reading Edit
Danish Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)
Declension Edit
Declension of kilogram
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kilogram | kilogrammet | kilogram | kilogrammene |
genitive | kilograms | kilogrammets | kilograms | kilogrammenes |
References Edit
Dutch Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram
Noun Edit
kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)
Synonyms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram
Further reading Edit
- “kilogram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram
Further reading Edit
- “kilogram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram m inan
Declension Edit
Declension of kilogram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
genitive | kilograma | kilogramów |
dative | kilogramowi | kilogramom |
accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
instrumental | kilogramem | kilogramami |
locative | kilogramie | kilogramach |
vocative | kilogramie | kilogramy |
Further reading Edit
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram
Further reading Edit
- kilogram in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)
Declension Edit
Declension of kilogram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilogram | kilogrami |
genitive | kilograma | kilograma |
dative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
accusative | kilogram | kilograme |
vocative | kilograme | kilogrami |
locative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
instrumental | kilogramom | kilogramima |
Further reading Edit
- “kilogram” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram m inan (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension Edit
Declension of kilogram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
genitive | kilogramu | kilogramov |
dative | kilogramu | kilogramom |
accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
locative | kilograme | kilogramoch |
instrumental | kilogramom | kilogramami |
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- kilogram in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Tatar Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram
Declension Edit
declension of kilogram
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilogram | kilogram |
genitive | kilogram | kilogram |
dative | kilogram | kilogram |
accusative | kilogram | kilogram |
locative | kilogram | kilogram |
ablative | kilogram | kilogram |
Turkish Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
kilogram
Further reading Edit
- kilogram in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu