2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: kilogram noun: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" [syn: {kg}, {kilo}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, noun [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi'lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d {Gram}.] A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit.

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