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absolute unitnoun(slang, UK, Australia, chiefly Internet, humorous) An exceptionally large or stout person.
natural unitnoun(physics) Any of a group of related physical units defined in terms of natural constants.
arbitrary unitnoun(sciences, technology) A relative unit of measurement to show the ratio of amount of substance, intensity, or other quantities, to a predetermined reference measurement.
electromagnetic unitnounAny of the various units to measure electricity and magnetism in the CGS (now replaced by SI) system of units; abbreviated emu, e.m.u., or EMU.
flux unitnoun(astronomy) The (otherwise unnamed) unit of density of electromagnetic radiation from a radio star, equal to 10⁻²⁶ watts per square meter per hertz
unitnoun(mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
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
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.]
watt-secondnounA derived unit of energy that represents the energy provided by one watt of power acting for a duration of one second.
wattnounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
coulombnounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
candelanounIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd
henrynounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H
kilonounClipping 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]
kelvinnounIn the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ¹⁄_(273.16) of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
dimensionnounA measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
molenounAny of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
newtonnounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.
joulenounIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt-second (one watt of power acting for a duration of one second).
lumen secondnoun(physics) A derived SI unit of luminous energy.

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