💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Avoirdupois unit"
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| Word | Definition |
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| avoirdupois weightnoun | a 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.] |
| pennyweightnoun | A 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 systemnoun | The 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 |
| measurementnoun | Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring. |
| metrical unitnoun | a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
| kilogramnoun | 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 |
| troy ouncenoun | A 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. |
| piastresnoun | A 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 poundnoun | the basic unit of money in great britain; equal to 100 pence |
| numerairenoun | Alternative 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 centimeternoun | US 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.] |
| kilogramsnoun | 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 |
| pound sterlingnoun | The currency of the United Kingdom. |
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