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Kilogram; Kilogramme
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 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 39º Fahrenheit.