Kilogram vs. Quintal
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Difference Between Kilogram and Quintal
Kilogramnoun
In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one liter of water, and now defined as the mass of a specific cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France. Symbol: kg
Quintalnoun
A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight.
Kilogramnoun
(proscribed) The unit of weight such that a one-kilogram mass is also a one-kilogram weight.
Quintalnoun
One hundred kilograms.
Kilogramnoun
one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites;
a kilogram is approximately 2.2 poundsQuintalnoun
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
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Quintalnoun
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
