kilogram
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From French kilogramme, composed of kilo- + gramme.
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[edit] Noun
kilogram (plural kilograms)
- In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
- (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
[edit] Usage notes
- (proscribed, unit of weight): The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location, because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed, but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)
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unit of mass equal to 1000 grams
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[edit] Czech
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kilogram m.
[edit] Dutch
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kilogram m.
[edit] Polish
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- IPA: /kʲiˈlɔɡram/
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kilogram m.
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declension of kilogram
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| genitive | kilograma | kilogramów |
| dative | kilogramowi | kilogramom |
| accusative | kilogram | kilogramy |
| instrumental | kilogramem | kilogramami |
| locative | kilogramie | kilogramach |
| vocative | kilogramie | kilogramy |
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- (coll.) kilo
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
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- IPA: /kîloɡram/
- Hyphenation: ki‧log‧ram
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kȉlogram m. (Cyrillic spelling ки̏лограм)
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declension of kilogram
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kilogram | kilogrami |
| genitive | kilograma | kilograma |
| dative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
| accusative | kilogram | kilograme |
| vocative | kilograme | kilogrami |
| locative | kilogramu | kilogramima |
| instrumental | kilogramom | kilogramima |
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kilogram
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declension of kilogram
| Nominative | kilogram |
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| Genitive | kilogramnıñ |
| Dative | kilogramga |
| Accusative | kilogramnı |
| Locative | kilogramda |
| Ablative | kilogramdan |