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# kilogram

noun (kilogram, kilograms); short form kg

«kilogram» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kilogram is a unit for measuring how heavy something is (its mass). A bag of sugar often weighs one kilogram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#m1)
2. A kilogram is 1000 grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x1)
- The dog weighs 12 kilograms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x2)
- She buys 2 kilograms of rice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x3)
- How many grams are in 4 kilograms? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x4)
- A litre of water weighs about one kilogram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x5)
- The baby weighed 3 kilograms when she was born. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x6)
- Put the potatoes on the scales: 2.5 kg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x7)
- Which is heavier, a kilogram of feathers or a kilogram of stones? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/#x8)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kilogram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilogram/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kilogram» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kilogram.html) on Mova free.