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avoirdupois weightnouna system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
kilogrammenoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of kilogram. [In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg]
angstrom unitnoun(physics) Alternative form of angstrom. [(physics, metrology) A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.]
pennyweightnounA unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
atomic weightnoun(physics) A term used to represent the mean relative atomic mass of an element in nature, as distinct from the relative atomic mass of a single isotope.
functional unit
metric systemnounThe modern version of that system, Système International d'Unités (International System of Units), or SI that is based on the base units of the meter/metre, the kilogram, the second, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela.
fluid ouncenoun(US) A unit of volume equal to one sixteenth of a US pint or approximately 29.6 ml
measurementnounValue (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
metrical unitnouna group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
kilogramnounIn the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg
troy ouncenounA unit of mass used in the measurement of precious metals, equal to 31.1034768 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.
piastresnounA form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
monometernoun(poetry) A line of verse containing a single metrical foot.
british poundnounthe basic unit of money in great britain; equal to 100 pence
numerairenounAlternative spelling of numéraire. [a basic standard by which values are measured]
decilitrenoun(metrology) An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.
cubic centimeternounUS spelling of cubic centimetre. [A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.]
kilogramsnounIn the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10⁻³⁴ when expressed in units of kg⋅m²⋅s⁻¹. Symbol: kg
pound sterlingnounThe currency of the United Kingdom.

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