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Kilogram vs Multikilogram - What's the difference?

kilogram | multikilogram |

As a noun 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.

As an adjective multikilogram is

of more than one kilogram.

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") ----

    multikilogram

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of more than one kilogram.
  • * 2006 , Mats Larhed, Kristofer Olofsson, Prasad Appukkuttan, Microwave methods in organic synthesis
    • Thus, the further development of large reactors, at least in the pilot plant scale to enable multikilogram production of lead compounds, is required.