kilogram Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    kg; kilo.
    • a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds

WordNet

Kil"o*gram, Kil"o*gramme noun (Also<
  • Kilogram
  • Kilogramme
)
Etymology
F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d Gram.
Definitions
  1. A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.

Webster 1913