kilogramme

Thousand grams exactly

Kilogramme is the British spelling of kilogram, the base unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 1,000 grams or about 2.2 pounds.

The spelling with -me is increasingly rare, even in British English, where kilogram now predominates.

measurement

weight

Measure of heaviness

  • massQuantity of matter
  • unitIndividual part or measure
  • metricStandard of measurement

pound · ounce · scale · balance · tonne · conversion · imperial · stone · measurement · SI

science

force

Strength or compulsion

inertia · prototype · platinum · iridium · Planck · constant · redefinition · artifact · calibration · precision

commerce

price

Monetary value assigned

bulk · wholesale · retail · cost · flour · sugar · rice · meat · fruit · vegetables

health

bodyweight

One's own mass

  • BMIWeight-to-height ratio
  • caloriesMeasures of food energy
  • dietCustomary food consumption

nutrition · obesity · loss · gain · fitness · metabolism · protein · fat · muscle · tracking

Categories
Opposites
scale of mass measurement

kilogrammemicrogram

Millionth of a gram

nanogram · tonne · metric ton · megagram · milligram

measurement system

kilogrammepound

Weight, strike, or kennel

ounce · stone · ton · grain · hundredweight

Family

kilogram, kilograms, kilogrammes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G