kilogram (redirected from Gram (unit))

kilogram /kilo·gram/ (kil´o-gram) the basic SI unit of mass, being 1000 grams, or one cubic decimeter of water; equivalent to 2.205 pounds avoirdupois.

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kil·o·gram (kl-grm)

n.

Abbr. kg The base unit of mass in the International System of Units, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2046 pounds).

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kilogram (kil´gram),

n 1000 g, or equivalent to approximately 2.2 pounds avoirdupois.

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kilogram

a unit of mass (weight) of the metric system, 1000 grams; equivalent to 15,432 grains, or 2.205 pounds (avoirdupois) or 2.679 pounds (apothecaries' weight); abbreviated kg. See Table 4.1.

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kilogram calorie

large calorie. See also kilocalorie.