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kilograms

  • plural
    of kilogram.
    kilogram
    noun
    a unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). Up until 2019 the kilogram was defined as equal to the mass of an international prototype, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. The kilogram has since been redefined in terms of universal physical constants, including the speed of light and Planck's constant. kg

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"The price of a kilogram of meat ranges between 50,000 and 70,000 pounds. If you could previously afford to buy two kilograms of meat, today you will buy 125 grams."

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

"What sort of wine bottle weighs 32 kilograms?" wrote one of them.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

During the experimental phase, the three lions received approximately 200 kilograms of carcasses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

You squeeze the device as hard as you can for a few seconds and a needle gauge measures your strength in kilograms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Somewhere a wall goes to pieces, a thousand kilograms of masonry crashing down.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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