weight unit

/weɪt ˌjunət/

Definitions of weight unit

1. noun

   a unit used to measure weight
   synonyms: weight

   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
2. noun

   a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
   synonyms: metric weight unit

   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