Chiliogramme
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete spelling of kilogram. alt-of, obsolete
"According to the new system, a litre of air weighs one gramme, 232 milligrammes; and the chiliolitre or cubic metre, weighs 1 chiliogramme, 231 grammes, 903 milligrammes. […] To form a cubic metre of water, weighing 1000 chiliogrammes, will require therefore 850 chiliogrammes of oxygen gas, and 150 chiliogrammes of hydrogen gas."
Example
More examples"According to the new system, a litre of air weighs one gramme, 232 milligrammes; and the chiliolitre or cubic metre, weighs 1 chiliogramme, 231 grammes, 903 milligrammes. […] To form a cubic metre of water, weighing 1000 chiliogrammes, will require therefore 850 chiliogrammes of oxygen gas, and 150 chiliogrammes of hydrogen gas."
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