kilogram
noun
ˈkē-lə-
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The original concept of the kilogram, as the mass of a cubic decimeter of water (a bit more than a quart), was adopted as the base unit of mass by the new revolutionary government of France in 1793. In 1875, in the Treaty of the Meter, 17 countries, including the U.S., adopted the French kilogram as an international standard. In 1889 a new international standard for the kilogram, a metal bar made of platinum iridium, was agreed to; President Benjamin Harrison officially received the 1-kilogram cylinder for the U.S. in 1890. But no one uses that bar very often; for all practical purposes, a kilogram equals 2.2 pounds.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1700, England imported more than 17 million kilograms of tobacco, enough for everyone in the country to smoke a pipeful a day.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
Meech was known for running a national drug enterprise throughout the 1980s, moving an average of 2,500 kilograms of cocaine monthly.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
At the apartment, agents found more than 3 kilograms of fentanyl and 3 kilograms of cocaine, according to prosecutors.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Kilogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilogram. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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