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kilogram-meter — [kil′ō gram΄mēt΄ər, kil′əgram΄mēt΄ər] n. a unit of energy or work, being the amount needed to raise one kilogram one meter: it is equal to 7.2334 foot pounds: also Chiefly Brit. kilogram metre … English World dictionary
kilogram-meter — The energy exerted, or work done, when a mass of 1 kg is raised a height of 1 m; equal to 9.80665 J in the SI system. * * * kilogram meter or chiefly Brit kilogramme metre n the mks gravitational unit of work and energy equal to the work done by… … Medical dictionary
kilogram-meter — noun a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter • Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the mks gravitational unit of work and energy… … Useful english dictionary
kilogram-meter — /kil euh gram mee teuhr/, n. Physics. a meter kilogram second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force;… … Universalium
kilogram-meter — noun a unit of work, equal to that done by a force of one kilogram acting through a distance of one meter … Wiktionary
kilogram meter — (kgf·m or kg·m) 1. a metric unit of work or energy equal to 9.806 65 joules (J). This is the work done by one kilogram of force (see below) acting through a distance of one meter. 2. a metric unit of torque equal to 9.806 65 newton meters… … Dictionary of units of measurement
kilogram-meter — (Physics) unit for measuring momentum (equal to approximately 10 joules) … English contemporary dictionary
meter-kilogram — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: meter (IV) : kilogram meter … Useful english dictionary
meter-kilogram-second — [mēt′ər kil′ə gram΄sek′ənd] adj. designating or of a system of measurement in which the meter, kilogram, and second are used as the units of length, mass, and time, respectively: abbrev. MKS: see the table of weights and measures in the Reference … English World dictionary
meter-kilogram-second — or chiefly Brit metre kilogram second also metre kilogramme second adj MKS … Medical dictionary
