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unit of measurement

Definition:

any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

Class:

quantity noun

Plural:

units of measurement

Type of:

definite quantity » measure » abstraction » entity

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

absorption unit | acceleration unit | angular unit | area unit | bit | Brinell number | computer memory unit | denier | diopter | electromagnetic unit | electrostatic unit | explosive unit | force unit | karat | langley | linear unit | mass unit | measuring unit | megaflop | metric unit | miles per gallon | MIPS | monetary unit | pain unit | point | pressure unit | printing unit | sound unit | telephone unit | temperature unit | teraflop | unit of viscosity | volume unit | weight unit | work unit

Synonyms:

u. [acronym] | unit

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