kilogram-meter

[ kil-uh-gram-mee-ter ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. : kg-m

Word History and Origins

Origin of kilogram-meter¹

First recorded in 1865–70