Kilogram
(Kil"o*gram Kil"o*gramme), n. [F. kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) + gramme.
See 3d Gram.] A measure of weight, being a thousand grams, equal to 2.2046 pounds avoirdupois It
is equal to the weight of a cubic decimeter of distilled water at the temperature of maximum density, or
39° Fahrenheit.
Kilogrammeter
(Kil"o*gram*me`ter Kil"o*gram*me`tre), n. (Mech.) A measure of energy or work done,
being the amount expended in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in the latitude of
Paris.
Kiloliter
(Kil"o*li`ter Kil"o*li`tre), n. [F. kilolitre. See Kilogram, and Liter.] A measure of capacity equal
to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons,
or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
Kilometer
(Kil"o*me`ter Kil"o*me`tre), n. [F. kilometre. See Kilogram, and Meter.] A measure of length,
being a thousand meters. It is equal to 3,280.8 feet, or .62137 of a mile.
Kilostere
(Kil"o*stere`) n. [F. kilostere. See Kilogram, and Stere.] A cubic measure containing 1000
cubic meters, and equivalent to 35,315 cubic feet.
Kilowatt
(Kil"o*watt) n. [See Kilogram and Watt.] (Elec.) One thousand watts.
Kilt
(Kilt) p. p. from Kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
Kilt
(Kilt), n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan. kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.] A kind
of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and
in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also kelt.]
Kilt
(Kilt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Kilting.] To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes.
[Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Kilted
(Kilt"ed), a.
1. Having on a kilt.
2. Plaited after the manner of kilting.
3. Tucked or fastened up; — said of petticoats, etc.
Kilter
(Kil"ter) n. See Kelter.
Kilting
(Kilt"ing) n. (Dressmaking) A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being
folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one.
Kimbo
(Kim"bo) a. [Cf. Akimbo.] Crooked; arched; bent. [Written also kimbow.] Dryden.
Kimmerian
(Kim*me"ri*an) a. See Cimmerian.
Kimnel
(Kim"nel) n. A tub. See Kemelin. [Obs.]
She knew not what a kimnel was
Beau. & Fl. Kimry
(Kim"ry) n. See Cymry.
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kin
(-kin) [Of Low German origin; cf. G. - chen, LG. — ken.] A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
Kin
(Kin) n. (Mus.) A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken
strings. Riemann.
