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"a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"nounone thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unitestype of:
Definition that contains kilogram
- l a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
- n a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
- g a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- key a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- gray the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- si a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
- newton a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
- gram a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- mt a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
- slug a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms