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unit

unit

589 2.1
A fixed amount used to measure or count things
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːnɪt/
translation icon : unidad
  • A kWh though is a unit of energy collected.
  • a unit of measurement
  • a unit of energy
  • cost per unit

Let's use this to make a unit for mass, AKA weight.

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Examples

  • A kilometer is an important unit of measurement in the metric system.

  • And before they transfused in two units, they did a platelet count.

  • We have the mass, which has units of mass.

  • Some of the students liked the variety in the fitness units and really enjoyed them.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The average age of the housing units was included to capture differences in street design.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And this is the amount of carbon emission per unit GDP.

  • A DMA is the standard geographic unit of measurement for mass media.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Right now I'm building a giant motel unit near Alexandria, outside Washington, D.C.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Conek could hear a soft hum from the unit's computer as it worked hard at some calculation.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Jennifer Barragan is a biomedical engineer in the Medical Devices unit of the World Health Organization.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

measure
vsunit
333 1.3

An amount of something found by measuring or counting

is an accepted fixed quantity used as a standard for comparison
unit of measurement
vsunit
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A fixed amount used as a standard to measure length, weight, or volume

is also used as an accepted standard for trade or exchange
2.7

A standard amount used to measure things like length or weight

is broader, including accepted use for trade as well as for figuring quantities
standard of measurement
vsunit
  • Formal
3.0

An agreed unit used to measure and compare things

focuses on being a fixed accepted quantity rather than on official recognition

Antonyms

variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2

A number or symbol that can have different values

Compounds

21 1.8

A group of parents and their children who live together

intensive care unit
  • Specialized
18 3.1

A hospital area where very sick patients get constant care and monitoring

15 2.8

A group of soldiers that does a specific task

5 2.5

A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company

parental unit
  • Informal
3 6.8

A joking, informal word people use for a parent or guardian

A group of soldiers who fight on foot

power unit
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A standard measure of electric power, like the watt

unit of measurement
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A fixed amount used as a standard to measure length, weight, or volume

2 4.7

A hospital area where very small or sick newborns get constant medical care

unit cost
  • Specialized
2 3.3

The amount of money needed to make, store, and sell one item

1 4.2

Main chip in a computer that does most of the work and controls other parts

air unit
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions

artillery unit
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets

An area with its own government and rules, like a country or city

astronomical unit
  • Specialized
1 6.5

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun, about 150 million kilometers

unit of time
  • Specialized
1 1.6

A standard amount of time used to measure how long something lasts like a second or minute

coronary care unit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A hospital department that gives close care to people with serious heart problems

energy unit
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A way to measure energy, like a calorie or joule

metric unit
  • Specialized
1 2.4

A unit of measurement used in the metric system, like a meter or kilogram

monetary unit
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A standard kind of money used in a country to measure value, like a dollar or yen

A group of civilians organized and trained like soldiers to support or replace the army

1 2.8

A large piece of furniture put against a wall to store or show things

British thermal unit
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A unit of heat equal to the heat needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit

effects unit
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A device that changes the sound of an instrument, like adding reverb or distortion

force unit
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A measure for how strong a push or pull is, like the newton

liquid unit
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A measure for how much liquid there is, like a litre

heat unit
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A measure of heat energy like a calorie or BTU

1 4.2

A ship or group of ships that a navy uses for military work

1 1.3

A measure that shows an amount of time, like a second or minute

SI unit
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A standard unit used worldwide in science and industry like the meter or kilogram

7.1

The energy used by a 1,000-watt machine running for one hour

booster unit
  • Specialized
5.8

The first part of a rocket that gives a strong push at launch

The currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, called the convertible mark

7.6

A unit for measuring how bright a light is, using a candle as the standard

capacity unit
  • Specialized
3.9

A unit for measuring how much liquid a container holds, like a liter or a gallon

capacity unit
  • Specialized
4.2

An amount of resources a plan gives for services like storage or computer power

capacitance unit
  • Specialized
6.8

A unit that measures how much electric charge a part can store, like the farad

A unit of money that people use in China, like the yuan

The cost for each item or unit used

charge unit
  • Specialized
5.6

A standard amount used to measure electric charge, like the coulomb

9.9

A group of rock layers formed during the same time period

computer memory unit
  • Specialized
3.5

A standard size used to measure computer memory, like a byte or kilobyte

conductance unit
  • Specialized
6.9

A unit for measuring how well a material carries electric current, for example the siemens

cubage unit
  • Specialized
6.5

A unit for measuring how much space something takes up, like a liter or cubic meter

cubature unit
  • Specialized
9.3

A measure used to show how much space something holds

A unit used to measure how much space something has, like a cubic metre or cubic centimetre

displacement unit
  • Specialized
7.4

A measure used to show how much space something takes, for example litres or cubic metres

dry unit
  • Specialized
7.0

A unit for measuring dry goods like grain or fruit

Money used in the Netherlands before the euro

elastance unit
  • Specialized
9.9

A unit used to measure how a part resists storing electric charge, defined as one divided by capacitance

electromagnetic unit
  • Specialized
7.4

A unit used to measure electric or magnetic strength

electrostatic unit
  • Specialized
8.3

A unit for measuring electric charge used in an older measurement system

effects unit
  • Jargon
4.9

A team in film and TV that makes effects on set like explosions and computer images

absorption unit
  • Specialized
7.7

A unit that shows how much light a substance absorbs

8.3

Someone or something that is very large and impressive, often as a joke

acceleration unit
  • Specialized
5.1

A unit that measures how quickly something gets faster

A part of an organization that manages specific tasks and services

administrative unit
  • Specialized
4.9

A virtual group that holds users or devices so administrators can manage permissions

angstrom unit
  • Specialized
7.0

A very small unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter used for light wavelengths and atoms

angular unit
  • Specialized
5.8

A unit for measuring angles, like a degree or a radian

allocation unit
  • Specialized
7.4

A block of disk space reserved for one file, the smallest amount a file can use

astronomy unit
  • Specialized
5.7

A unit of length equal to the average distance from Earth to the Sun

9.9

A system of weight used long ago in pharmacies to measure medicine

2.6

A standard measure of the size of a flat area, like square meters

atomic mass unit
  • Specialized
3.9

A small unit for mass used to measure atoms and molecules

avoirdupois unit
  • Specialized
9.5

A unit of weight like a pound or ounce used in Britain and the United States

explosive unit
  • Specialized
7.4

A unit that measures how strong an explosion is

Money used in the Falkland Islands that has the same value as the British pound

field strength unit
  • Specialized
7.3

A way to measure how strong a magnetic field is, for example tesla

flux density unit
  • Specialized
8.2

A measure of how much magnetic or electric field passes through an area, for example the tesla

flux unit
  • Specialized
7.4

A unit that measures how much magnetic field passes through an area

force per unit area
  • Specialized
4.9

How hard a force pushes on each small part of a surface

7.1

A small coin or unit worth one hundredth of the main unit of money

How Fundamental

fundamental quantity
  • Specialized
5.9
fundamental measure
  • Specialized
5.6
unit
589 2.1
measure
  • Specialized
80 2.4

Surface Forms

unit singular
units plural

Etymology

The word unit comes from the Latin unus 'one'. So a unit in measurement is one fixed amount, for example one kilogram or one liter, used to measure or count things.