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standard kilogram
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kilogram — /kil euh gram /, n. 1. a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the base SI unit of mass, equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbr.: kg 2. a unit of force and weight,… … Universalium
kilogram — (kg) 1. the base unit of mass in the SI and MKS versions of the metric system. The kilogram is defined as the mass of the standard kilogram, a platinum iridium bar in the custody of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) near… … Dictionary of units of measurement
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kilogram — n. (also gramme) the SI unit of mass, equivalent to the international standard kept at Segravevres near Paris (approx. 2.205 lb.). Usage: Abbr.: kg. Etymology: F kilogramme (as KILO, GRAM(1)) … Useful english dictionary
measurement system — Introduction any of the systems used in the process of associating numbers with physical quantities and phenomena (metrology). Although the concept of weights and measures (measurement) today includes such factors as temperature, luminosity … Universalium
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liter — or litre (L or l) the common metric unit of volume. The liter was originally defined to be the volume occupied by a kilogram of water, and the gram as the mass of a cubic centimeter of water. This would make the liter equal to exactly one… … Dictionary of units of measurement
iridium — /i rid ee euhm, uy rid /, n. Chem. a precious metallic element resembling platinum: used in platinum alloys and for the points of gold pens. Symbol: Ir; at. wt.: 192.2; at. no.: 77; sp. gr.: 22.4 at 20°C. [1804; < L irid , s. of iris rainbow (see … Universalium
