noun
kilogram-meter
A unit of work or energy in the metric system, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram acting through a distance of one meter. Now largely replaced by the joule in scientific contexts.
1キログラムメートルは約9.8ジュールに相当する。
One kilogram-meter is equivalent to about 9.8 joules.
The joule is the modern SI unit of energy, while the kilogram-meter is an older metric unit.
From English 'kilogram-meter', a compound of 'kilogram' and 'meter'.