Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for KIL'O-GRAM
KIL'O-GRAM, n. [Fr. kilogramme; Gr. χιλιοι, a thousand, and γραμμα. See Gram.]
In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half.
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