kilogram
part of speech
noun (kilogram, kilograms); short form kg
meaning for a pupil
1) A kilogram is a unit for measuring how heavy something is (its mass). A bag of sugar often weighs one kilogram. tree →
2) A kilogram is 1000 grams. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, a unit of weight (mass); 1 kilogram = 1000 grams; often a price per kilogram (price × kilograms). In science, the kilogram is the basic unit of mass, measured with scales. In everyday life: buying fruit, flour and meat by the kilogram, weighing yourself or a suitcase. Phrases: «a kilogram of», «per kilogram», «kilos» (informal).
examples
- Apples cost 3 dollars a kilogram. tree →
- The dog weighs 12 kilograms. tree →
- She buys 2 kilograms of rice. tree →
- How many grams are in 4 kilograms? tree →
- A litre of water weighs about one kilogram. tree →
- The baby weighed 3 kilograms when she was born. tree →
- Put the potatoes on the scales: 2.5 kg. tree →
- Which is heavier, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of stones? tree →
note
Plural: kilograms; short form kg (no s, no dot: 5 kg); British spelling also kilogramme; informally «kilos». A unit; «per kilogram» is a rate (price × kilograms). Trap: change grams and kilograms to the same unit before adding. A kilogram of feathers and a kilogram of stones weigh the same.
In the corpora
- A sheep called Chris was found in Australia in 2015 after years lost in the bush, carrying over forty kilograms of wool.
- The adult brain weighs about 1.4 kilograms and has about 86 billion nerve cells, each connected to thousands of others.
- Farmers breed giant pumpkins of over 1,000 kilograms, and the record is over 1,200 kilograms.
- In 2015 a runaway sheep in Australia named Chris was found with a fleece weighing about 40 kilograms.
- The European bison, zubr in Ukrainian, is the heaviest land animal in Europe; a big bull weighs about 900 kilograms.
Trees and pragmatics
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