kilo

A2
Pronunciation
/ˈkiːləʊ/
/ˈkiloʊ/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

2 Definition

The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.