Kilogram

Description

A unit of weight that is equivalent to 1000 grams. A kilogram is the weight of one liter of water at 4C. One U.S. pound contains 0.453 kilograms.

Synonyms and Related Terms

kg; Kilogramm (Deut.); kilogramme (Fr.);

Resources and Citations

• Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998