kilogram-force
[ kil-uh-gram-fawrs, -fohrs ]
nounPhysics.
a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram.Abbreviation: kgf
Origin of kilogram-force
1First recorded in 1955–60
- Compare newton.
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