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How to pronounce kilogram in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms kg, kilo
Type of metric weight unit, weight unit
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a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds.

Examples of kilogram

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Illogical as all this sounds, it means the kilogram weighs less than it used to.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
The ones for which jockeys get a kilogram allowance when weighing out for races.
From the canberratimes.com.au
The commercial wholesale value of paua meat is currently around $130 a kilogram.
From the scoop.co.nz
Producing a kilogram of beef creates 16 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents.
From the sacbee.com
Clover pasture is vital, costing the farmer only 2c to 3c a kilogram to produce.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Raising broiler chickens takes 3,500 liters of water to make a kilogram of meat.
From the sciencedaily.com
When used in a nutrition related article, use kilogram unit as the primary unit.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The system's cost per kilogram to place payloads in orbit would be around $0.05.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rubber futures in Tokyo advanced as much as 2.1 percent to 287.2 yen a kilogram.
From the bloomberg.com
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  • One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
  • The kilogram or kilogramme (SI unit symbol: kg), is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) (the Metric system) and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK, also known as "La Grande K" or "Big K").
  • 1,000 grams (32.1507 troy ounces).
  • SI weight equal to 1 000 gram(me)s or 2.2 lb.
  • A measure of weight equal to 2.2 pounds.
  • Unit of weight of the metric system that equals 1000 grams or 2.2 pounds.
  • Is the standard unit for measuring mass.
  • The kilogram is a unit of mass, equal to 2.2 pounds, or 1,000 grams.
  • A weight of measure equivalent to approximately 2.2 pounds