Definitions for kilogram

kilogram kil·o·gram

Spelling: [kil-uh-gram]
IPA: /ˈkɪl əˌgræm/

Kilogram is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 279 anagrams from letters in kilogram (agiklmor).

Definitions for kilogram

noun

  1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
  2. a unit of force and weight, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kg.

Origin of kilogram

From the French word kilogramme, dating back to 1790-1800. See kilo-, -gram2

Examples for kilogram

A calorie has reference to the quantity of heat which will raise the temperature of one kilogram of water, one degree Centigrade.

The masses commonly used are the milligram, gram and kilogram.

How much must be taken from each to obtain a kilogram of an alloy to contain equal quantities of silver and copper?

The intensity of gravity determines the weight of a standard pound or kilogram as a standard or unit of force.

Another time the same man found a pair of tusks weighing together twelve poods or nearly 200 kilogram.

And here in Kosseev is a tree bearing Giants which before they are dried weigh ten nuts to one kilogram (2.204 pounds).

The oil consumption was .02 of a kilogram per horse-power hour.

This is calculated by the amount of heat which is necessary to raise a kilogram of water one degree Fahrenheit.

He paid six cents for the kilogram of potatoes, or even seven.

Half a kilogram (eighteen ounces) is considered the portion for each person.

Word Value for kilogram
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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