Kilogram vs. Gram — What's the Difference?

A unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams.

Used extensively in culinary measurements.

The standard unit for measuring weight in many parts of the world.

Crucial in scientific experiments for precise measurements.

A key unit in metric systems.

Common in measuring smaller objects and substances.

Commonly used in science to express larger quantities of substances.

Essential in pharmacy for dosing medications.

Often used in everyday life for quantities too large for grams.

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

The kilogram (also kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), the metric system, having the unit symbol kg. It is a widely used measure in science, engineering and commerce worldwide, and is often simply called a kilo in everyday speech.

The gram (alternative spelling: gramme; SI unit symbol: g) is a metric system unit of mass. Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre [1 cm3], and at the temperature of melting ice" (later at 4 °C, the temperature of maximum density of water).

Abbr. kg The base unit of mass in the International System, equal to 1,000 grams (2.2046 pounds). See Table at measurement.

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement.

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Any of several legumes, such as the chickpea, bearing seeds used as food.

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 h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10^-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg

The seeds of such a plant.

(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.

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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° Fahrenheit.

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites;

A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

(uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Grandmother.

(US) graham

(colloquial) 'gram

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The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

The gram is defined as one thousandth of a kilogram.

Kilograms are commonly used in grocery stores, for body weight measurements, and in scientific labs.

Both units are used; grams are often used for medication dosages and kilograms for body weight.

A kilogram is a unit of mass equivalent to 1,000 grams.

Grams are typically used in cooking for measuring ingredients and in laboratories for small-scale measurements.

In scientific measurements, kilograms are used for larger quantities and broader scales, whereas grams are used for precision and small-scale experiments.

Yes, to convert kilograms to grams, multiply the number of kilograms by 1,000.

The symbol for a kilogram is kg, and for a gram, it is g.

Kilograms are more practical for everyday uses involving larger quantities, such as buying groceries.

Grams are better for precise scientific work requiring detailed measurement.