kilogram-meter

noun

ki·​lo·​gram-me·​ter ˈki-lə-ˌgram-ˈmē-tər 

ˈkē-lə-

: the meter-kilogram-second gravitational unit of work and energy equal to the work done by a kilogram force acting through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force : about 7.235 foot-pounds

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

kilogram-meter

noun

variants or chiefly British kilogramme-metre

: the mks gravitational unit of work and energy equal to the work done by a kilogram force acting through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force : about 7.235 foot-pounds