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DEFINITIONS OF: weight unit

n a unit used to measure weight

Synonyms:: weight

Types:: show 22 types...; hide 22 types...; troy unit
any of the unit of the troy system of weights; apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces; arroba
a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries; cattie, catty
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams); crith
the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure); frail
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds; last
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds; maund
a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; obolus
a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram; oka
a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds; picul
a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry); pood
a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds; rotl
a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds; tael
a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces; tod
a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds; welterweight
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase); grain
1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams; scruple
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; pennyweight
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains; drachm, drachma, dram
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains; apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound; apothecaries' pound, troy pound
an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams

Type of:: unit, unit of measurement
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

n a decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Synonyms:: metric weight unit

Types:: show 18 types...; hide 18 types...; mcg, microgram
one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram; mg, milligram
one thousandth (1/1,000) gram; nanogram, ng
one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram; grain, metric grain
a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat; decigram, dg
1/10 gram; carat
a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg; g, gm, gram, gramme
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram; gram atom, gram-atomic weight
the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element; gram molecule, mol, mole
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg
10 grams; hectogram, hg
100 grams; kg, kilo, kilogram
one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; myg, myriagram
one ten thousandth of a centner; centner
in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms; centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms; quintal
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms; MT, metric ton, t, tonne
a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms; key
a kilogram of a narcotic drug

Type of:: metric, metric unit
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); mass unit
a unit of measurement for mass

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