Kilogram-force

<p>The kilogram-force (kgf or kgF), or kilopond (kp, from <a href="/facts/Latin_language/pM3Kge85">Latin</a>: <i>pondus</i>, <a href="/facts/Literal_translation/0cF1oFRh">lit.</a> 'weight'), is a non-standard <a href="/facts/Gravitational_metric_system/PW9C82yy">gravitational metric</a> unit of <a href="/facts/Force/533Q1uzq">force</a>. It is not accepted for use with the International System of Units (SI) and is deprecated for most uses. The kilogram-force is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted on one <a href="/facts/Kilogram/lU2zbPk8">kilogram</a> of <a href="/facts/Mass/HHdc8XmF">mass</a> in a 9.80665 m/s2 gravitational field (<a href="/facts/Standard_gravity/4L5M6jfQ">standard gravity</a>, a conventional value approximating the average magnitude of gravity on Earth). That is, it is the <a href="/facts/Weight/9NMHCsQd">weight</a> of a kilogram under standard gravity. One kilogram-force is defined as 9.80665 <a href="/facts/Newton_(unit)/Ral9XgNl">N</a>. Similarly, a gram-force is 9.80665 mN, and a milligram-force is 9.80665 μN.
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