Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: kilogram  'ki-lu,gram
  1. One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Système International d'Unités
    "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds";
    - kg, kilo, kilogramme [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: kilograms

Type of: metric weight unit, weight unit

Part of: myg, myriagram

Encyclopedia: Kilogram