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Kilo vs Kilogram - What's the difference?

kilo | kilogram |

Kilo is a synonym of kilogram.



As nouns the difference between kilogram and kilo

is that kilogram is in the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg while kilo is short form of lang=en.

kilo

English

Noun

(en noun)
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  • The letter K in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

    • See also

    * kilo-

    Anagrams

    * English clippings ----

    kilogram

    English

    Alternative forms

    * kilogramme

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
  • (proscribed) Hence, the unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

    • Usage notes

    * (sense) The use of the kilogram as a unit of weight is somewhat imprecise, as weight can change while mass remains constant. The weight of a one-kilogram mass will depend on its location, because the pull of gravity varies from one place to another. It is therefore frequently proscribed, but is nonetheless in wide use (e.g., a person's weight in kilograms). (The same imprecision and proscription also occur with many other words pertaining to weight and mass, such as the verb weigh.)

    See also

    * (wikipedia "kilogram") ----