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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>KILOGRAM</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="kilogram"> kilogram, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of mass and weight in the metric system equal to 1,000 grams, or 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois. (Abbr.) kg (no period). </DL> <A NAME="kilogramcalorie"> kilogram calorie, =kilocalorie.</DL> <A NAME="kilogrammeter"> kilogram-meter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit in measuring work or energy, equal to 7.2334 footpounds. It is the amount of work done in lifting one kilogram a distance of one meter. </DL> <A NAME="kilohertz"> kilohertz, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1,000 hertz, used especially as a replacement for kilocycle in referring to radio frequency. (Abbr.) kHz (no periods). </DL> <A NAME="kilohm"> kilohm, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of electrical resistance equal to 1,000 ohms. </DL> <A NAME="kilojoule"> kilojoule, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) a unit of work or energy equal to 1,000 joules. </DL> <A NAME="kilol"> kilol.,<DL COMPACT><DD> kiloliter or kiloliters. </DL> <A NAME="kiloliter"> kiloliter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of capacity in the metric system equal to 1,000 liters or one cubic meter; 264.17 U.S. gallons or 1.308 cubic yards. (Abbr.) kl. </DL> <A NAME="kilom"> kilom.,<DL COMPACT><DD> kilometer or kilometers. </DL> <A NAME="kilomegacycle"> kilomegacycle, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of frequency equal to one billion cycles per second. </DL> <A NAME="kilometer"> kilometer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 meters, or 3,280.8 feet (about 5/8 mile). (Abbr.) km (no period). </DL> <A NAME="kilometre"> kilometre, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) kilometer. </DL> <A NAME="kilometric"> kilometric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of a kilometer. <DD> 2. measured in kilometers. </DL> <A NAME="kilometrical"> kilometrical, adjective. =kilometric.</DL> <A NAME="kiloparsec"> kiloparsec, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1,000 parsecs or 3,262 light-years. </DL> <A NAME="kilorad"> kilorad, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of radiation equal to 1,000 rads. </DL> <A NAME="kilostere"> kilostere, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of volume in the metric system equal to 1,000 steres. </DL> <A NAME="kiloton"> kiloton, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a measure of weight equal to 1,000 tons. <DD> 2. a measure of atomic power equivalent to the energy released by 1,000 tons of high explosive, specifically TNT. (Abbr:) kt. </DL> <A NAME="kilotonne"> kilotonne, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) =kiloton. </DL> <A NAME="kilovolt"> kilovolt, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of electromotive force, equivalent to 1,000 volts. </DL> <A NAME="kilovoltampere"> kilovolt-ampere, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1,000 volt-amperes. </DL> <A NAME="kilowatt"> kilowatt, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of electrical power, equal to 1,000 watts, or 1.34 horsepower. (Abbr:) kw. </DL> <A NAME="kilowattage"> kilowattage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> effective electric power, expressed in kilowatts. Ex. Public power groups ... are arguing for a ... program of reactor building that will make total kilowattage its final criterion (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="kilowatthour"> kilowatt-hour, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a unit of electrical energy, equal to the work done by one kilowatt acting for one hour. </DL> <A NAME="kilt"> kilt, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a pleated skirt, reaching to the knees, worn by men in the Scottish Highlands and some regiments of the British Army. A kilt is usually of tartan cloth. <DD> 2. any similar garment worn in other countries. <DD>v.t. 1. (Scottish.) to tuck up; fasten up. Ex. The wives maun kilt their coats, and wade into the surf (Scott). <DD> 2. to gather in vertical pleats, fastened at the top only. </DL> <A NAME="kilter"> kilter, noun. out of kilter,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) out of working order; not in good condition. Ex. Our old radio is so out of kilter that we cannot tune in most stations. <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, (Dialect,) kelter. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="kimberlite"> kimberlite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the peridotite rock in which diamonds occur in South Africa, the Congo, Siberia, and some other areas; hydrated silicate of magnesium. </DL> <A NAME="kimchi"> kimchi or kimchee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the national dish of Korea, a highly seasoned mixture of pickled cabbage, onions, and other vegetables. </DL> <A NAME="kimmer"> kimmer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) cummer. </DL> <A NAME="kimona"> kimona, noun. =kimono.</DL> <A NAME="kimonaed"> kimonaed, adjective. =kimonoed.</DL> <A NAME="kimono"> kimono, noun, pl. -nos.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a loose outer garment held in place by a wide sash, worn by men and women in Japan. <DD> 2. a woman's loose dressing gown fashioned after this. </DL> <A NAME="kimonoed"> kimonoed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> wearing a kimono. Ex. ... a group of kimonoed actors performing an ancient Japanese play (Time). </DL> <A NAME="kin"> kin (1), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a person's family or relatives; kindred. Ex. All our kin came to the family reunion. One only daughter have I, no kin else (Shakespeare). (SYN) kinsfold. <DD> 2. family relationship; connection by birth or marriage. Ex. What kin is she to you? (SYN) consanguinity. <DD> 3. a group of persons descended from a common ancestor; stock; clan. <DD> 4. (Dialect.) ancestral stock. Ex. from noble kin. <DD> 5. (Archaic.) a kinsman; relative. Ex. Is he thy kin? (Shakespeare). <DD>adj. related. Ex. Your cousin is also kin to me. expr. near of kin, closely related. Ex. The man is near of kin unto us (Ruth 2:20). expr. of kin, <DD> a. related by blood ties. Ex. She is of kin to me. <DD> b. related in character of qualities; akin. Ex. You are of kin in heart to the prophet-murderers! (John Cunningham Geikie). adj. kinless. </DL> <A NAME="kin"> kin (2), noun. =kine (2).</DL> <A NAME="kin"> -kin,<DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix.) little. Ex. Lambkin = a little lamb. </DL> <A NAME="kina"> kina, noun. pl. -na or -nas.<DL COMPACT><DD> the unit of money of Papua New Guinea. </DL> <A NAME="kinaesthesia"> kinaesthesia, noun. =kinesthesia.</DL> <A NAME="kinase"> kinase, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biochemistry.) an enzyme that activates the inactive form of another enzyme. </DL> <A NAME="kind"> kind (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. doing good rather than harm; friendly; sympathetic. Ex. A kind girl tries to help people and make them happy. Taking a blind man across a street is a kind act. A kind and gentle heart he had (Oliver Goldsmith). <DD> 2. gentle; humane. Ex. Be kind to animals. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another (Ephesians 4:32). (SYN) tender, merciful. <DD> 3. showing or characterized by kindness. Ex. kind words. <DD> 4. (Dialect.) affectionate; loving; fond. Ex. styles where we stay'd to be kind, Meadows in which we met (Tennyson). <DD> 5. (Dialect.) having the natural (good) qualities well developed. Ex. a kind crop. <DD> 6. (Obsolete.) natural; native. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) proper; appropriate. </DL> <A NAME="kind"> kind (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a class; sort; type; variety. Ex. He likes many kinds of candy. A kilt is a kind of skirt. What kind of cloth is this? <DD> 2a. a natural group; race. Ex. the rabbit kind (Oliver Goldsmith). Snakes belong to the serpent kind. All kinds of animals were in the ark. <DD> b. a person's, animal's, or plant's own race or species. Ex. France, beloved of every soul that loves or serves its kind! (Rudyard Kipling). <DD> 3. (Archaic.) natural disposition; nature. Ex. The mother bird is gone to sea, As she had changed her kind (William Cowper). <DD> 4. (Archaic.) mode of action; manner; way; fashion. Ex. Mirthful he, but in a stately kind (Tennyson). expr. after one's (or its) kind, (Archaic.) according to one's or its own nature. Ex. God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind (Genesis 1:25). expr. in kind, <DD> a. in goods or produce, not in money. Ex. to make payments in kind. <DD> b. in something of the same sort. Ex. He returned their insults in kind by insulting them. <DD> c. in characteristic quality. Ex. difference in kind, not merely in degree. expr. kind of, (Informal.) nearly; almost; somewhat; rather. Ex. The room was kind of dark. This seemed kind of unfair. expr. of a kind, <DD> a. of the same sort; alike. Ex. The cakes were all of a kind--chocolate. <DD> b. of a poor or mediocre quality. Ex. Two boxes and a plank make a table of a kind. </DL> <A NAME="kindergarten"> kindergarten, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a school or class for children from about 4 to 6 years old, that educates them by the use of games, exercises, toys, and pleasant occupations. </DL> <A NAME="kindergartner"> kindergartner or kindergartener, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a child who goes to kindergarten. <DD> 2. a teacher in a kindergarten. </DL> <A NAME="kindhearted"> kind-hearted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or showing a kind heart; kindly sympathetic. Ex. He was by nature a friendly and kind-hearted man (John Hawkins). adv. kind-heartedly. noun kind-heartedness. </DL> <A HREF="kindle.dic">NEXT</A>