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"
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
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
Metric unit of mass 1 kilogram equals 1000 grams It is approximately equal to one liter of water at 4° Celsius One kilogram equals approximately 2 2 pounds
A kilogram is a metric unit of weight. One kilogram is a thousand grams, or a thousandth of a metric ton, and is equal to 2.2 pounds. a parcel weighing around 4.5 kilograms. = kilo. kilogramme kg a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1000 grams
metric measure of mass or weight used for large objects -- "A freight truck cannot cross Wickity Bridge unless it weighs 1000 kilograms or less " (233)
The unit of mass in the metric system; the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram, a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy, stored at Seures, France, by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures