Dictionary
kil•o•gram-me•ter
Pronunciation: (kil'u-gram"mē'tur), [key]—
n. Physics.
a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds.
Abbr.: kg-m Cf.
joule. Also, esp. Brit.,kil'o•gramme"-me'tre.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.