Kilogram vs. Quintal

Kilogram vs. Quintal — Is There a Difference?
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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 pounds

Quintalnoun

a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

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Quintalnoun

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds