kg is an abbreviation for kilogram or kilograms. Kyrgyzstan (in Internet addresses). kilogram. kg kgs the written abbreviation of kilogram or kilograms
the basic metric unit of mass and weight equal to the mass of a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris and nearly equal to 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density
GRIMES Ken, 1995, Glossary: Some Volcanic, Cave and Karst Terms , in Baddeley, G (ed), 1995 , Vulcon Guidebook , Victorian Speleological Association Inc, Melbourne , pp 107-114 Republished on Internet (13K)
one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2 2 pounds"