Word: kilogram
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: kil
o
gram
Definition: In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant to be 6.626;070;15;×;10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg
Morphemes:
Affix: kilo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χίλιοι
Language: grc
Decoded: khilioi
Meaning: one thousand
Affix: gram
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γράφω
Language: grc
Decoded: grapho
Meaning: I write
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action