kilograms

Thousand grams each

Kilograms is the plural of kilogram, the base unit of mass in the metric system.

One kilogram equals roughly 2.2 pounds.

Outside the United States, kilograms are the standard measure for body weight and everyday quantities: I've lost three kilograms since January.

Often abbreviated kg.

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weight

Measure of heaviness

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Quantity of matter

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Units of 1000kg

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load

heavy

Of great mass

  • heftyConsiderable in weight
  • burdenOppressive weight or duty
  • loadCarried weight or burden

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SI

Universal measurement framework

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Mass measurement units

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Thousandths of grams

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