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unit of measure

name · noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any standardized, reproducible unit that can be used to measure any physical property.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: unit of measurement, unit

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: unitat de mesurament — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Cherokee: ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏓ (iyutliloda) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單位 /单位 (dānwèi) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Chinese Mandarin: 計量單位 /计量单位 (jìliàng dānwèi) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Danish: måleenhed — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Dutch: meeteenheid — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Esperanto: mezurunuo — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Finnish: mittayksikkö — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • French: unité de mesure — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Galician: unidade de medida — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Georgian: საზომი ერთეული (sazomi erteuli) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • German: Maßeinheit — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Hungarian: mértékegység — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Icelandic: mælieining — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Irish: aonad tomhais — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Manchu: ᡝᠮᡠᠨᡳᠣ (emunio) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Māori: waeine — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Norwegian Bokmål: måleenhet — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Polish: jednostka miary — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Portuguese: unidade de medida — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Russian: едини́ца измере́ния (jediníca izmerénija) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Spanish: unidad de medida — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Tagalog: isahin ng sukat — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Turkish: ölçü birimi — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Ukrainian: одини́ця вимі́рювання (odynýcja vymírjuvannja) — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
  • Welsh: uned fesur — standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property