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kilogram-meter


kilogram–meter

noun

Definition of KILOGRAM-METER

: the meter-kilogram-second gravitational unit of work and energy equal 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

First Known Use of KILOGRAM-METER

1866

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