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acceleration unit |
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a unit for measuring acceleration |
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angular unit |
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a unit of measurement for angles |
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area unit |
Noun
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a system of units used to measure areas |
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allocation unit |
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a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file |
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ardeb |
Noun
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a unit of dry measure used in Egypt |
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arroba |
Noun
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a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries |
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arroba |
Noun
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a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries |
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acre-foot |
Noun
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the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot |
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acre inch |
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one twelfth of an acre-foot |
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arcdegree |
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a measure for arcs and angles |
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arcsecond |
Noun
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a 60th part of a minute of arc |
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arcminute |
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a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree |
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AU |
Noun
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a unit of length used for distances within the solar system |
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abwatt |
Noun
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a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt) |
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angstrom |
Noun
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a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter |
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angstrom unit |
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a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter |
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abohm |
Noun
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a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm |
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abfarad |
Noun
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a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads |
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ampere-second |
Noun
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a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second |
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abcoulomb |
Noun
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a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs |
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ampere-minute |
Noun
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a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs |
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ampere-hour |
Noun
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a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs |
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ampere |
Noun
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the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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ampere |
Noun
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a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere) |
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amp |
Noun
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the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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astronomy unit |
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a linear unit used for astronomical distances |
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abampere |
Noun
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a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
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abamp |
Noun
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a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
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air mile |
Noun
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a unit of length used in navigation |
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Admiralty mile |
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a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters) |
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abhenry |
Noun
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a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry |
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archine |
Noun
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a Russian unit of length (71 cm) |
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afghani |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Afghanistan |
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ampere-turn |
Noun
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a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil |
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abvolt |
Noun
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a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt |
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asper |
Noun
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20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey |
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at |
Noun
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100 at equal 1 kip in Laos |
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avo |
Noun
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100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao |
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anna |
Noun
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India |
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atomic mass unit |
Noun
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unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules |
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avoirdupois weight |
Noun
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a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) |
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avoirdupois unit |
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any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights |
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apothecaries' unit |
Noun
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any weight unit used in pharmacy |
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apothecaries' weight |
Noun
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any weight unit used in pharmacy |
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addend |
Noun
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a number that is added to another number (the augend) |
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augend |
Noun
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a number to which another number (the addend) is added |
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algebraic number |
Noun
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root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients |
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apothecaries' ounce |
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a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound |
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apothecaries' pound |
Noun
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an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams |
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aliquot part |
Noun
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an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity |