kilogram

See also: kilo-gram

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kil‧o‧gram

Noun

kilogram (plural kilograms)

  1. In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
  2. (proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

Usage notes

  • (proscribed, unit of weight): The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)
  • Whilst one kilogram equals 1,000 grams, it is the kilogram and not the gram that is the base unit.

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Czech

Etymology

From kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪloɡram]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram
    Synonym: kilo

Declension

Further reading

  • kilogram in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kilogram in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

kilogram n (singular definite kilogrammet, plural indefinite kilogram)

  1. kilogram

Declension

References

Dutch

Etymology

kilo- + gram

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram m (plural kilogrammen, diminutive kilogrammetje n)

  1. kilogram

Synonyms

Further reading

  • kilogram” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

kilo- + gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

kilo- + gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlɔɡ.ram/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɡram
  • Syllabification: ki‧log‧ram

Noun

kilogram m inan

  1. kilogram
    Synonym: (colloquial) kilo

Declension

Further reading

  • kilogram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kilogram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.lo.ˈɡram/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lo‧gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kîloɡram/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram

Noun

kȉlogram m (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)

  1. kilogram

Declension

Further reading

  • kilogram” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

From kilo- + gram.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiɫɔɡram/

Noun

kilogram m inan (genitive singular kilogramu, nominative plural kilogramy, genitive plural kilogramov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. kilogram

Declension

Derived terms

  • kilogramový

Further reading

  • kilogram”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Tatar

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Declension

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Turkish

Etymology

kilo- + gram

Noun

kilogram

  1. kilogram

Further reading

  • kilogram”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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