An abbreviation of Kilogram.
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In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half.
Alt. of Kilogramme
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39¡ Fahrenheit.
Alt. of Kilogrammetre
A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of Paris.
In the new French measures, a thousand liters; or 264 gallons and 44, 231 cubic inches. According to Lunier, it is nearly equal to a ton of wine of Bourdeaux.
A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
In the French system of measures, a thousand meters; the meter being the unit of linear measure. The kilometer is nearly equal to a quarter of a French league.
A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or 62137 of a mile.
A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.
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