kilogram-meter

American  

[kil-uh-gram-mee-ter] / ˈkɪl əˌgræmˈmi tər /

especially British, kilogramme-metre

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

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Etymology

Origin of kilogram-meter

First recorded in 1865–70