The Kilopondmetre is an obsolete unit of torque and energy in the gravitational metric system. It is abbreviated kp÷m or m÷kp, older publications often use m­kg and kg­m as well.
Torque is a product of the length of a lever and the force applied to the lever. One kilopond is the force applied to one kilogram due to gravitational acceleration; this force is exactly 9.80665 N. This means 1 kp÷m = 9.80665 kg÷m/s<sup>2</sup> = 9.80665 N÷m.
A related unit is the kgf÷cm, which is sometimes found in technical datasheets. With the kgf being the same as the kp, and one meter being 100 centimeters, one kp÷m equals 100 kgf÷cm.