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Meanings of kg in English

Portuguese
kilo
Catalan
quilo
Spanish
kilo
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One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

        kilo
        Usage of kg in English
        1
        However, several complications were reported, especially in children less than 10 kg.
        Pubmed
        2
        However, the average Irish household still buys about 190 kg a year.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Unfortunately, it costs way more to actually put 1 kg into orbit.
        Wired
        4
        Last year the French consumed more than 8kg of butter per capita.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Females weighed about 18 kg, less than any great ape alive today.
        BBC
        6
        A senior security source said it consisted of 10 kg of TNT.
        The Irish Times
        7
        Use a human mass of 100 kg if that makes things easier.
        Wired
        8
        Twelve months later he achieved his goal, weighing in nearly 30kg lighter.
        News.com.au
        9
        Azerbaijan's second medal went to Sharif Sharifov in the 84kg freestyle final.
        Reuters
        10
        Authorities have launched a clean-up and collected almost 50kg of the substance.
        Radio NZ
        11
        How much energy does it take to get 1 kg into orbit?
        Wired
        12
        Opeloge initially finished in fourth place in the women's over 75kg division.
        Radio NZ
        13
        The US department of agriculture is forecasting a record 952bn kg crop.
        The Guardian
        14
        Making 1kg of the cheese takes six to seven litres of milk.
        BBC
        15
        Sixteen months after surgery, she was asymptomatic and had gained 8 kg.
        Pubmed
        16
        And Mako is as described above, a real 118kg thing of beauty.
        The Irish Times
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