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KG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Example:
a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("kg" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "kg"):
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kg"):
key (a kilogram of a narcotic drug)
Holonyms ("kg" is a part of...):
myg; myriagram (one ten thousandth of a centner)
Context examples:
Height: 11-15 inches (28-38 cm) Weight: 45-65 pounds (20-29 kg.)
(Basset Hound, NCI Thesaurus)
Height: 21-25 inches (53-64 cm.) Weight: 65-75 pounds (30-34 kg.)
(American Foxhound, NCI Thesaurus)
Height: 17-20 inches (43-51 cm.) Weight: 30-35 pounds (14-16 kg.)
(Australian Cattle Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
The authors conclude that increasing the mean weekday sleep duration (10.5 hours) by half an hour could be associated with a 0.1 kg/m² lower body mass index and a 0.5 percent reduction in insulin resistance.
(An Hour Less Sleep Ups Diabetes Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Toy: 9-12 inches (23-30 cm) 6-10 pounds (2.4-4.5 kg) Miniature: over 12 (30 cm) up to 15 inches (38 cm) 10-20 pounds (4.5-9 kg) Standard: over 15 inches (38 cm) up to 19 inches (48 cm) 18-35 pounds (8-16 kg.)
(American Eskimo Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
People with two copies of these particular variants (1 in over 1,000 people) were on average 2.5 kg lighter than people without the variants and had a 50% lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
(Discovery of genetic variants that protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes could lead to new weight loss medicines, University of Cambridge)
It weighed about 10 lbs (5 kg) and the researchers estimate it had a top speed of about 18 mph (8 m/s).
(Scientific study suggests dinosaurs flapped their wings as they ran, Wikinews)
Height: 13-15 inches (34-38 cm.) Weight: 31-40 pounds (14-18 kg.)
(Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, NCI Thesaurus)
Height: 10-15 inches (25-38 cm.) Weight: 7-8 pounds (3-3.36 kg.)
(Affenpinscher, NCI Thesaurus)
Height: 14 1/2 -15 1/2 inches (36.8-38 cm.) Weight: 15-30 pounds (7-14 kg.)
(American Cocker Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
