In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.
Angry.
The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4.
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g
A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39° Fahrenheit.
Angry.
The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.
The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4.