kilogram

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Main Entry: ki·lo·gram
Variant(s): or chiefly British ki·lo·gramme /kil--gram, k-l-/
Function: noun
1 : the base unit of mass in the International System of Units that is equal to the mass of a prototype agreed upon by international convention and that is nearly equal to the mass of 1000 cubic centimeters of water at the temperature of its maximum density
2 : a unit of force equal to the weight of a kilogram mass under a gravitational attraction equal to that of the earth