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kilogramme-metre

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kil⋅o⋅gram-me⋅ter

  [kil-uh-gram-mee-ter]
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–noun 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; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m Compare joule.
Also, especially British, kil⋅o⋅gramme-me⋅tre.

Origin:
1865–70
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Main Entry: kilogram–meter
Variant: or chiefly British kilogramme–metre
Function: noun
: the mks gravitational unit of work and energyequal to the work done by a kilogram force acting through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force : about 7.235 foot-pounds
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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kilogram-meter n.
A unit of energy and work in the meter-kilogram-second system, equal to the work performed by a one-kilogram force acting through a distance of one meter.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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