the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…
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one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
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a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
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(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the un…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, on…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.A weight used in southern Europe and East for heavy articles. It varies in different localities; thus, at Rome it is nearly 75 pounds,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the Frenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.(chemistry) the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen; t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure, stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case may be; as, th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an association, formed…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.A member of the International; one who believes in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thousand, grams, basic, unit, mass.In an international manner; from an international point of view.
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