/kil"euh gram'mee"teuhr/ , 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., kilogramme-metre .
[ 1865-70 ]