kilogram
Two pounds, roughly
A kilogram is the base unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams or approximately 2.2 pounds.
Originally defined by a physical platinum-iridium cylinder kept in France, the kilogram is now defined by fundamental physical constants.
Often shortened to kilo: I've lost three kilos since January.
Measure of heaviness
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- bulkMain mass or size
- substancePhysical material with mass
- heavinessState of being weighty
gravity · inertia · force · Newton · gravitational · body mass · load · tonnage
Millionth of a gram
- tonneThousand-kilogram mass unit
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
- stoneSolid earth fragment
carat · scale · balance · weigh · calibrate · tare · net · gross
First functional specimen
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- redefinitionAltering established meaning
Make or manufacture
- marketVenue for trade
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- bulkMain mass or size
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
retail · packaging · labeling · trade · goods · commodities · export · import
Facility for scientific investigation
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
research · data · analysis · constants · Avogadro · atomic mass · molar mass · scientific notation
Universal measurement framework
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- megagramThousand-kilogram mass unit
- conversionAct of changing states
- decimalTenths-based notation
base unit · prefix · standardized · universal · modern · adopted
weight
Measure of heaviness
heaviness · gravity · inertia · force · Newton · gravitational · body mass · load · tonnage · pressure
microgram
Millionth of a gram
stone · carat · scale · balance · weigh · calibrate · tare · net · gross · precision
prototype
First functional specimen
produce
Make or manufacture
wholesale · retail · packaging · labeling · trade · goods · commodities · export · import · weight class
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- metrologyScience of precise quantification
experimentation · research · data · analysis · constants · Avogadro · atomic mass · molar mass · scientific notation · instrumentation
SI
Universal measurement framework
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- megagramThousand-kilogram mass unit
- conversionAct of changing states
decimal · base unit · prefix · standardized · universal · modern · adopted
kilogrampound
Weight, strike, or kennel
ounce · stone · hundredweight · imperial units · dram