kilogramme

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A form of kilogram — In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg

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Meanings

nounkilogramme (plural kilogrammes)

plural kilogrammes

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of kilogram.

Origin

  1. Frenchkilogramme
  2. Englishkilogramme

Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gramme.

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APA

kilogramme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogramme

MLA

“kilogramme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogramme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilogramme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilogramme.

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