kilogram-force

[ kil-uh-gram-fawrs, -fohrs ]

nounPhysics.
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1955–60

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