Kilogram

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 2 Dutch

English

Noun

kilogram or (older spelling in the UK) kilogramme

Etymology

Prefix kilo-, one thousand, + gram

1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg

Translations

• Chinese: 千克 (qianke), 公斤 (gongjin)
• Dutch: kilogram m
• Finnish: kilogramma
• French: kilogramme m, kilo m
• German: Kilogramm n
• Greek: κιλό n
• Italian: chilogrammo m, chilo m
• Japanese: キログラム , キロ
• Polish: kilogram m, kilo n
• Swedish: kilogram, kilo

See also

Wikipedia article kilogram

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Dutch

kilogram m

1. kilogram