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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ki·lo·gram ETYMOLOGY French kilogramme, from kilo- + gramme gram DATE 1797 1. the base unit of mass in the International System of Units that is equal to the mass of a prototype agreed upon by international convention and that is nearly equal to the mass of 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density — see metric system table 2. a unit of force or weight equal to the weight of a kilogram mass under a gravitational attraction equal to that of the earth Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ kilogram kilo·gram (BrE also kilo·gramme) / 5kilE^rAm / (also kilo) noun(abbr. kg) a unit for measuring weight; 1 000 grams 千克；公斤: 2 kilograms of rice 2 公斤大米 Flour is sold by the kilogram. 麪粉按公斤出售。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged kilo·gram noun or kilo·gramme \-ˌgram, -raa(ə)m\ Etymology: French kilogramme, from kilo- + gramme gram — more at gram 1. : the basic metric unit of mass and weight equal to the mass of a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris and nearly equal to 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density — see metric system table; abbreviation kg 2. : a unit of force equal to the weight of a kilogram under standard gravity |
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