Kilogram vs. Gram

Kilogramnoun

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg

Kilogramnoun

(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

Kilogramnoun

A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 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.

Kilogramnoun

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites;

Kilogram

The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), the metric system, having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo in everyday speech.

Gramnoun

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g

Gramnoun

A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

Gramnoun

(uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Gramnoun

grandmother

Gramnoun

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Gramadjective

(obsolete) angry

Gramadjective

Angry.

Gramnoun

The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

Gramnoun

The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4.

Gramnoun

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

Gramnoun

Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

Gram

The gram (alternative spelling: gramme; SI unit symbol: g) is a metric system unit of mass. Originally defined as (later at 4 °C, the temperature of maximum density of water).