kilogramme,
n. [F.
kilogramme; pref.
kilo- (fr. Gr.
chi`lioi a thousand ) +
gramme. See 3d
Gram.].
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