1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, n. [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) + gramme. See 3d {Gram}.] A measure of mass and weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is nearly equal to the mass of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg] Fahrenheit. See 3rd {gram}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilogrammeter
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