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Masse > Kilogramm

Preferred term

0112/2///62720#UAD720Kilogramm  

Definition

  • The kilogram or kilogramme (SI symbol: kg), also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water. The avoirdupois (or international) pound, used in both the Imperial system and U.S. customary units, is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kg, making one kilogram approximately equal to 2.2046 avoirdupois pounds.

Broader concept

Note

  • The kilogram or kilogramme (SI symbol: kg), also known as the kilo, is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), which is almost exactly equal to the mass of one liter of water. The avoirdupois (or international) pound, used in both the Imperial system and U.S. customary units, is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kg, making one kilogram approximately equal to 2.2046 avoirdupois pounds.

Notation

  • 0112/2///62720#UAA594
  • 0112/2///62720#UAD720
  • kg
  • KGM

In other languages

  • كيلوغرام

    Arabic

  • килограм

    Bulgarian

  • 公斤

    Chinese

  • kilogram

    Czech

  • English

  • French

  • χιλιόγραμμο

    Greek

  • קילוגרם

    Hebrew

  • किलोग्राम

    Hindi

  • kilogramm*

    Hungarian

  • Italian

  • キログラム

    Japanese

  • chiliogramma

    Latin

  • kilogram

    Malay

  • کیلوگرم

    Persian

  • kilogram

    Polish

  • quilograma

    Portuguese

  • kilogram

    Romanian

  • килограмм

    Russian

  • kilogram

    Slovenian

  • Spanish

  • kilogram

    Turkish

URI

https://vocab.sentier.dev/units/unit/KiloGM

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