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kil·o·gram

(kĭl′ə-grăm′)

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

2. Kilogram force.

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kilogram

kilogramme

1. (Units) one thousand grams

2. (Units) the basic SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype held by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. One kilogram is equivalent to 2.204 62 pounds

Symbol: kg

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kil•o•gram

(ˈkɪl əˌgræm)

n.

1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base SI unit of mass; its international prototype, a platinum-iridium cylinder, is kept in Sèvres, France. Abbr.: kg See table at measure.

2. a unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of 9.80665 meters per second per second when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbr.: kg Also, esp. Brit.,kil′o•gramme`.

[1790–1800; < French]

kil·o·gram

(kĭl′ə-grăm′)

The basic unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2 pounds). See Table at measurement. See Note at weight.

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Noun

kilogram - one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

kg, kilo

metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

hectogram, hg - 100 grams

key - a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

myg, myriagram - one ten thousandth of a centner

Translations

كيلوغرام

kilogram

Kilogramm

κιλό χιλιόγραμμο

kilogramo quilo quilogramo

kilogramma

kilo kilogramme

किलो

kilogramm

kilogram

chilogrammo chilo

キロキログラム

킬로그램

kilokilograms

kilokilogram

kilogram

kilogramme [ˈkɪləʊgræm] N → kilo(gramo) m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kilogram

kilogramme [ˈkɪləgræm] n → kilogramme m

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kilogram

kilogramme [ˈkɪləʊgræm] n → chilogrammo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kilogram(me)

(ˈkiləgrӕm) (often abbreviated to kilo (ˈkiːlou) – plural ˈkilos) noun

a unit of weight equal to 1,000 gram(me)s.

kilogram, kilo

(fam) n kilogramo, kilo (fam)

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KABIRWALA -- Motorway police foiled a smuggling bid and arrested one accused while 35 kilogram charas, 18 kilogram opium were recovered from his possession here on Thursday.

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The coast guards in a raid in January seized as many as 37 kilogram hashish, during checking of a passenger van at Windar Khari check post in Balochistan.

Coast Guards seize 350kg hashish buried at Jiwani beach

ISLAMABAD -- Criminal Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad police has arrested drug smuggler and recovered a total of four kilogram hashish, 6.300 kilogram opium from him, a police spokesman said.

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Meat vendors in Thimphu have decided to write to the Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry asking for revision in the price of beef by Nu 25 to Nu 30 per kilogram. A kilogram of imported beef today costs Nu 230.

MEAT VENDORS PROPOSE AN INCREASE IN BEEF PRICE

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12,998 criminals arrested; valuables worth Rs689.5m recovered in 2018

Aizawati also sells other types of durians priced between RM3 to RM35 per kilogram.

Durians going for RM1 in Kulim

The DEA carried out the operation on Tuesday, 26 June, burning the 229 kilogram of drugs with a street value of LRD$1,836,380.Speaking to Reporters after the burning exercise, DEA Bong Commander James Borbor says since he took over the assignment almost two months ago, they have been able to confiscate more than 50 kilograms of marijuana.

DEA burns 229kg drugs

The local people said that price of tomato was increased to Rs40 per kilogram from the last week's Rs30 per kilogram.

Prices of essential items go up in Mohmand

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad police have arrested nine outlaws including five drug pushers and recovered a total of 4.800 kilogram hashish and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said.