Noun: kilogram-metre 'ki-lu,gram'mee-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: kilogram-meter)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: kilogram-meter)
- A unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
"The machine's output was rated in kilogram-metres";
- kilogram-meter [US]
Derived forms: kilogram-metres
Type of: energy unit, heat unit, work unit