kilogrammes

Thousand grams each

Kilogrammes is the British spelling of kilograms, the plural of kilogram—a unit of mass equal to one thousand grams, or about 2.2 pounds.

The kilogram is the base unit of mass in the metric system: The package weighs three kilogrammes.

American English uses kilograms.

measurement

weight

Measure of heaviness

metric · scale · balance · units · tonnes · conversion · stones · measurement · calibration · precision

science

mass

Quantity of matter

density · physics · SI · calibration · standard · prototype · Planck · constant · metrology · laboratory

commerce

price

Monetary value assigned

retail · produce · goods · commodities · pricing · markets · trade · purchase · quantity · selling

bodyweight

weight

Measure of heaviness

  • lossBeing without something
  • gainPositive return received
  • dietCustomary food consumption

obesity · BMI · scales · fitness · target · ideal · healthy · tracking · fluctuation · muscle

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

  • shippingTransporting goods to destinations
  • luggageTraveler's packed containers
  • baggageTraveler's packed belongings

allowance · excess · weight · limit · cargo · parcels · postage · courier · tonnage · payload

Opposites
measurement system

kilogrammespounds

Mass measurement units

ounces · stones · drams · grains · tons

scale of mass unit

kilogrammestonnes

Units of 1000kg

milligrams · milligrammes · micrograms · nanograms · nanogrammes

Family

kilogramme

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Top 500,000
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