kilogram A2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ See IPA manual Freq #36126 Meanings 1 noun A unit of mass equal to one thousand grams, used in the metric system. This bag of rice weighs five kilograms. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a unit of mass equal to one... kilo More kg Word family Forms kilograms Derived forms kilogram-forcekilogram-metremetre-kilogram-secondmultikilogram Common collocations kilogram calorie Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kilogram **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ **Frequency rank:** 36126 ## Meanings 1. A unit of mass equal to one thousand grams, used in the metric system. ## Examples - This bag of rice weighs five kilograms. ## Synonyms - kg - kilo ## Derived Forms - kilogram-force - kilogram-metre - metre-kilogram-second - multikilogram ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: kilo- - thousand ## Etymology Borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram. ## AI Etymology Kilogram is borrowed from French kilogramme. By surface analysis, kilo- + gram. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown