1. a unit of pressure equal to 1,000 pascals
Usage: scientific; technical

Examples

• The tire pressure should be maintained at 220 kilopascals.
• Atmospheric pressure at sea level is approximately 101.3 kilopascals.
• The engineer measured the water pressure in kilopascals.
• Blood pressure is sometimes expressed in kilopascals instead of millimeters of mercury.
• The gas tank can withstand pressures up to 500 kilopascals.
• Weather stations report barometric pressure in kilopascals.