noun

• The SI unit of mass (equivalent to approximately 2.205 lb), first introduced as a unit of mass for the metric system.

  The kilogram was originally defined as the weight of a cubic decimeter of water at a particular temperature, this being represented for practical purposes by a metal cylinder of the same mass kept at Saint-Cloud near Paris. In 2019 it was redefined in terms of Planck’s constant

  ‘These systems would send tens or hundreds of kilograms instead of tons into orbit per launch.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Their opinion is no more valid than it would be if they declared pounds henceforth equivalent to kilograms.’
  • ‘By trading in imperial measures (pounds and ounces), he was apparently contravening legislation that came into being on 1 January which made the kilogramme the standard unit measurement of weight for loose goods in Britain.’
  • ‘Weight was measured to the nearest kilogram using a portable bathroom scale.’
  • ‘A newton has a mass unit of kilograms and an acceleration unit of meters squared per second.’
  • ‘Birth weight was recorded in pounds and ounces and converted into kilograms.’
  • ‘Obesity, which is a risk factor for chronic diseases like diabetes, is calculated using the body mass index dividing weight in kilogrammes by height in metres.’
  • ‘And did you know…… that full braking requires the brake pedal to be actuated with a force equivalent to 80 kilogrammes?’
  • ‘Did you know that the athletes taking part will eat 25,000 kilogrammes of cheese, more than 10,000 kilogrammes of pasta, and a hundred kilogrammes of garlic.’
  • ‘To study obesity we use body mass index or weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.’
  • ‘About four kilograms of pounded sorghum and eight kilograms of brown sugar are added to one hundred liters of water.’
  • ‘Bunches vary hugely in size depending on that year's fruit set and vine variety, from a few grams to many kilograms.’
  • ‘Rose attar is the costliest since a hundred kilograms of roses yield only two grams of attar.’
  • ‘A liter is a cube one-tenth of a meter across, and a kilogram is the weight of one liter of water.’
  • ‘The top farms are more heavily stocked and therefore produce more kilograms of liveweight per hectare.’
  • ‘A person's BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared.’
  • ‘Progress can be slow; you measure it in inches and feet, not miles or kilograms.’
  • ‘Take your weight in kilograms and divide it by your height in metres squared.’
  • ‘One kilogram of freshly grated cassava yields approximately 400 grams of cassava meal.’
  • ‘The missiles are filled with volatile rocket fuel and two hundred kilograms of high explosives.’