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KILOGRAM

\kˈɪləɡɹˌam], \kˈɪləɡɹˌam], \k_ˈɪ_l_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_m]\

Definitions of KILOGRAM

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the System International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Alt. of Kilogramme

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Alt. of Kilogramme

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One thousand grams.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

One thousand grams. See table of weights and measures, in appendix.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [French, Greek] A French measure of weight, being a thousand grammes, equal to 2.67951 pounds troy, or 2.20485 pounds avoirdupois (15442.42 grains).

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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