international prototype kilogram

基本解釋

The name is a reference to International Prototype kilogram, as a base unit of mass in the International System of Units.
它的名字和國際單位中表示基本聚郃物質(zhì)質(zhì)量千尅有關(guān)。
The international prototype kilogram, the primary standard (see weights and measures) for weight, is made of an alloy comprising 90% platinum and 10% iridium.
國際標準質(zhì)量千尅的原型就是由90%鉑和10%銥的郃金制成的。

' The currently accepted answer is the mass of a cylinder of platinum and iridium called the International Prototype Kilogram.
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Because of this, the actual International Prototype Kilogram (yes, there does only seem to be one in existence) is stored in a vault in Sevres, France, limiting the lay person's ability to determine the actual weight of a kilogram.
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The problem with that definition, of course, is that not just anybody can measure it -- since most of us don't have an International Prototype Kilogram laying around, especially since every time the thing is picked up a few atoms rub off of it making it a little bit lighter.
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