Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

0: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
10000: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
100000: the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
1000000: the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
1000000000: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
1000000000000: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
1000000000000: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
120: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
144: twelve dozen
1728: a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross
440 yards: a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
880 yards: a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
A: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
A: the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
abamp: a unit of current equal to 10 amperes
abcoulomb: a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs
abfarad: a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads
abhenry: a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry
abohm: a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
absolute frequency: the number of observations in a given statistical category
absolute majority: (elections) more than half of the votes
absolute value: a real number regardless of its sign
absolute viscosity: a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
absorptance: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
absorption unit: a unit for measuring absorption
abvolt: a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt
abwatt: 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)
acceleration unit: a unit for measuring acceleration
accretion: something contributing to growth or increase
acid value: (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it
acre: a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
acre inch: one twelfth of an acre-foot
acre-foot: the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
addend: a number that is added to another number (the augend)
addition: a quantity that is added
Admiralty mile: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
advantage: (tennis) first point scored after deuce
Afghan monetary unit: monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan
afghani: the basic unit of money in Afghanistan
agate line: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
agora: 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
air mile: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
Albanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Albania
aleph-nought: the smallest infinite integer
algebraic number: root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients
Algerian centime: 100 centimes equal 1 dinar in Algeria
Algerian dinar: the basic unit of money in Algeria
Algerian monetary unit: monetary unit in Algeria
aliquant: an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity
aliquot: an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity
all get out: an unimaginably large amount
allocation unit: a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
ampere: a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere)
ampere-hour: a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs
ampere-minute: a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs
ampere-turn: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of 1 ampere through 1 complete turn of a coil; equal to 1.257 gilberts
Angolan monetary unit: monetary unit in Angola
angular unit: a unit of measurement for angles
anna: a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
apothecaries' ounce: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
apothecaries' pound: an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
apothecaries' unit: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
ar: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
arcdegree: a measure for arcs and angles
archine: a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
arcminute: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
arcsecond: a 60th part of a minute of arc
ardeb: a unit of dry measure used in Egypt
area unit: a system of units used to measure areas
Argentine monetary unit: monetary unit in Argentina
Armenian monetary unit: monetary unit in Armenia
armful: the quantity that can be contained in the arms
arpent: a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
arroba: a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries
arroba: a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
asper: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey
Astronomical Unit: a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
astronomy unit: a linear unit used for astronomical distances
at: 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos
atm: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
atomic mass unit: unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
atomic number: the order of an element in Mendeleyev's table of the elements; equal to the number of protons in the nucleus or electrons in the neutral state of an atom of an element
augend: a number to which another number (the addend) is added
aught: a quantity of no importance
austral: the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos
Australian dollar: the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru
Austrian monetary unit: monetary unit in Austria
Austrian schilling: formerly the basic unit of money in Austria
avo: 100 avos equal 1 pataca in Macao
Avogadro's number: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
avoirdupois unit: any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
avoirdupois: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
Azerbaijani monetary unit: monetary unit in Azerbaijan
b: (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
bad block: (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
bag: the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
bag: the quantity that a bag will hold
Bahamian dollar: the basic unit of money in the Bahamas
Bahrain dinar: the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
Bahrainian monetary unit: monetary unit in Bahrain
baht: the basic unit of money in Thailand
baisa: 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman
balboa: the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
ban: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania
ban: 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova
bandwidth: a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
Bangladeshi monetary unit: monetary unit in Bangladesh
bar: (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
bar absolute: the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter
Barbados dollar: the basic unit of money in Barbados
barnful: the quantity that a barn will hold
barrel: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
barrel: any of various units of capacity
barrels: the amount that many barrels might hold
barrow: the quantity that a barrow will hold
baryon number: a number equal to the difference between the number of baryons and the number of antibaryons in any subatomic structure; it is conserved in all types of particle interactions
base: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
basin: the quantity that a basin will hold
basket: the quantity contained in a basket
batch: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
bath: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
battalion: a large indefinite number
baud: (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
bazillion: a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
Beaufort scale: a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
Bel: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
Belarusian monetary unit: monetary unit in Belarus
Belgian franc: formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium
Belize dollar: the basic unit of money in Belize
Benin franc: the basic unit of money in Benin
Bermuda dollar: the basic unit of money in Bermuda
Bhutanese monetary unit: monetary unit in Bhutan
billionth: one part in a billion equal parts
bin: the quantity contained in a bin
binary digit: either 0 or 1 in binary notation
biquadrate: an algebraic equation or function of the fourth degree
birdie: (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
birr: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
bit: a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states
bit: a small piece or quantity of something
block: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
blood count: the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample
board foot: the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
board measure: a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot
Board of Trade unit: a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
boatload: the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
body count: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period
body length: the length of your body
bogey: (golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole
bolivar: the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos
Bolivian monetary unit: monetary unit in Bolivia
boliviano: the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos
Boltzmann's constant: constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
Botswana monetary unit: monetary unit in Botswana
bottle: the quantity contained in a bottle
bowl: the quantity contained in a bowl
box: the quantity contained in a box
boxcars: (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots
brace: two items of the same kind
Brazilian monetary unit: monetary unit in Brazil
breakage: the quantity broken
breathing room: sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
Brinell number: measure of the hardness of a material
British Imperial System: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
British monetary unit: monetary unit in Great Britain
British pound sterling: the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
British shilling: a former monetary unit in Great Britain
British thermal unit: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
Brix scale: a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
Brunei dollar: the basic unit of money in Brunei
bucket: the quantity contained in a bucket
Bulgarian monetary unit: monetary unit in Bulgaria
bulk modulus: the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
Burkina Faso franc: the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso
Burundi franc: the basic unit of money in Burundi
bushel: a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
bushel: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
busload: the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
butat: 100 bututs equal 1 dalasi in Gambia
byte: a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
C: a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
cable: a nautical unit of depth
Calorie: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
calorie: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Cambodian monetary unit: monetary unit in Cambodia
Cameroon franc: the basic unit of money in Cameroon
can: the quantity contained in a can
Canadian dollar: the basic unit of money in Canada
candela: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candlepower unit: a measure of luminous intensity
capacitance unit: a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
capacity: (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
capacity measure: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
capacity: the amount that can be contained
Cape Verde escudo: the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
Cape Verde monetary unit: monetary unit on Cape Verde
capful: the quantity that a cap will hold
Captain Hicks: the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
carat: a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
carat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
cardinal: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
cardinality: (mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)
carful: the quantity that a car will hold
cartload: the quantity that a cart holds
carton: the quantity contained in a carton
case: the quantity contained in a case
cask: the quantity a cask will hold
catch: the quantity that was caught
cattie: any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
Cayman Islands dollar: the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands
cc: a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
cedi: the basic unit of money in Ghana
cent: a fractional monetary unit of several countries
cental: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
centare: a centare is 1/100th of an are
centas: 100 centas equal 1 litas in Lithuania
centavo: a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
centesimo: a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile
centiliter: a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
centime: a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
centimeter: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimo: a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
centner: in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
centner: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Central African Republic franc: the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic
cgs: system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
Chadian franc: the basic unit of money in Chad
chain: a unit of length
chaldron: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
charge unit: a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
check bit: (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error
chetrum: 100 chetrums equal 1 ngultrum in Bhutan
Chilean monetary unit: monetary unit in Chile
Chilean peso: the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos
Chinese monetary unit: the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
chlorinity: a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater)
chon: 100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea
chon: 100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
chunk: a substantial amount
Ci: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
cicero: a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
circular measure: measurement of angles in radians
circulating decimal: a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely
circulation: number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold
circulation: (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period
clearance: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
coefficient: a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
coefficient of drag: the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
coefficient of elasticity: (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
coefficient of expansion: the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
coefficient of friction: the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
coefficient of mutual induction: a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries
coefficient of reflection: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
coefficient of self induction: the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
Colombian monetary unit: monetary unit in Colombia
Colombian peso: the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos
column inch: a unit of measurement for advertising space
common denominator: an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
common divisor: an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
common fraction: the quotient of two integers
common multiple: an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers
complement: a complete number or quantity
complex conjugate: either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
complex fraction: a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator
complex number: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
composite number: an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one
compound number: a quantity expressed in two different units
computer memory unit: a unit for measuring computer memory
conductance unit: a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge
Congo franc: the basic unit of money in the Congo
constant: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
constant of proportionality: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
containerful: the quantity that a container will hold
continued fraction: a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is an integer plus a fraction and so on
conto: 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal
conversion factor: factor by which a quantity that is expressed in one set of units must be multiplied in order to convert it into another set of units
copeck: 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
cord: a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
cordage: the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
cordoba: the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
correction: a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
cosmological constant: an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory
coss: (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities
Costa Rican colon: the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
Costa Rican monetary unit: monetary unit in Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire franc: the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast
count: the total number counted
couple: a small indefinite number
cran: a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
craps: expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
crate: the quantity contained in a crate
crith: the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
crore: the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million
crumb: a very small quantity of something
cu ft: the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
cu in: the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
Cuban monetary unit: monetary unit in Cuba
Cuban peso: the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos
cube root: a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number
cube: the product of three equal terms
cubic decimeter: a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
cubic kilometer: a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge
cubic meter: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
cubic millimeter: a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge
cubic yard: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
cubit: an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
cup: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
cup: the quantity a cup will hold
current unit: a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
cutoff: a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated
cwt: a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
Cypriot monetary unit: monetary unit in Cyprus
Cypriot pound: the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
cytotoxicity: the degree to which something is toxic to living cells
Czech monetary unit: monetary unit in Czech Republic
D: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
dab: a small quantity of something moist or liquid
dag: 10 grams
dal: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
dalasi: the basic unit of money in Gambia
dam: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Danish krone: the basic unit of money in Denmark
Danish monetary unit: monetary unit in Denmark
daraf: a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
dB: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
decigram: 1/10 gram
deciliter: a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
decimal: a number in the decimal system
decimal digit: a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
decimal: a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
decimeter: a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
deficit: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing
definite quantity: a specific measure of amount
degree: a unit of temperature on a specified scale
degree Celsius: a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
degree day: a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
degree Fahrenheit: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
deluge: an overwhelming number or amount
denier: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon
denominator: the divisor of a fraction
dessertspoon: as much as a dessert spoon will hold
dessiatine: a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
Deutsche Mark: formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
diddley: a small worthless amount
difference: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
digit: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
diopter: a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists
dish: the quantity that a dish will hold
dissociation constant: the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
dividend: a number to be divided by another number
divisor: the number by which a dividend is divided
divisor: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
Djibouti franc: the basic unit of money in Djibouti
dobra: the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
dol: a unit of pain intensity
dollar: the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
dollop: a small measure (usually of food)
Dominican dollar: the basic unit of money in Dominica
Dominican monetary unit: monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
Dominican peso: the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
dong: the basic unit of money in Vietnam
dosage: the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
double digit: a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
double eagle: (golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
double-bogey: (golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole
doubleton: (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
dozens: a large number or amount
drachm: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
drachm: a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
drachm: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
dram: 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
dram: the basic unit of money in Armenia
dreg: a small amount of residue
drib: a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
droplet: a tiny drop
dry measure: a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
dry pint: a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
dry quart: a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
duck: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
duodecimal digit: a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
duodecimal: one part in twelve equal parts
dustpan: the quantity that a dustpan will hold
Dutch florin: formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
Dutch monetary unit: monetary unit in the Netherlands
dyne: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
e: the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...
eagle: (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole
EB: a unit of information equal to 1000 petabytes or 10^18 bytes
Ebit: a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
Ecuadoran monetary unit: monetary unit in Ecuador
Egyptian monetary unit: monetary unit in Egypt
Egyptian pound: the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
EiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibytes or 2^60 bytes
Eibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 pebibits or 2^60 bits
eighter from Decatur: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
eighth: one part in eight equal parts
El Salvadoran colon: the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
El Salvadoran monetary unit: monetary unit in El Salvador
elastance unit: the reciprocal of capacitance
elbow room: space for movement
electromagnetic unit: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
electrostatic unit: any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges
em: a quad with a square body
em: a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
en: half the width of an em
energy unit: a unit of measurement for work
engineer's chain: a unit of length (100 ft)
enough: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
epha: an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
equilibrium constant: (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)
equivalent-binary-digit factor: the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
erg: a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
Erlang: a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system
Estonian monetary unit: monetary unit in Estonia
Ethiopian monetary unit: monetary unit in Ethiopia
euro: the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
Eurodollar: a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade
eV: a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
explosive unit: any unit for measuring the force of explosions
exposure: the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
extremum: the most extreme possible amount or value
eyedrop: a drop from an eye dropper
eyrir: 100 aurar equal 1 krona in Iceland
F: the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates
factor: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
fathom: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
fathom: a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
fellow: one of a pair
femtometer: a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
femtovolt: a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)
fen: 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
Fibonacci number: a number in the Fibonacci sequence
field capacity: the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
field strength unit: an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity
fifth: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
fifth: one part in five equal parts
fifty percent: a half expressed as a percentage
Fiji dollar: the basic unit of money in Fiji
fill: a quantity sufficient to satisfy
filler: 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
fils: a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar
Finnish mark: formerly the basic unit of money in Finland
Finnish monetary unit: monetary unit in Finland
firkin: a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
first: the first element in a countable series
fistful: the quantity that can be held in the hand
fistmele: about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow)
fixed-point number: a number represented in fixed-point notation
flask: the quantity a flask will hold
floating-point number: a number represented in floating-point notation
florin: the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents
fluid ounce: a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
fluid ounce: a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
flux density unit: a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
flux unit: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
foot: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
foot-pound: a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
foot-poundal: a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot
foot-ton: 2240 foot-pounds
footcandle: a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
footer: (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet
footstep: the distance covered by a step
force unit: a unit of measurement of physical force
forint: the basic unit of money in Hungary
formatted capacity: (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk
fourth: one of four equal parts
fraction: the quotient of two rational numbers
fractional monetary unit: a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit
frail: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
franc: the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
French franc: formerly the basic unit of money in France
ft-L: a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot
fundamental measure: one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
furlong: a unit of length equal to 220 yards
G: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
g: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
g: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
Gabon franc: the basic unit of money in Gabon
gal: a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
gal: United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
Gambian monetary unit: monetary unit in Gambia
game: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
gamma: a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted
gauss: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
GB: a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes
Gbit: a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
geometric pace: a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet
Georgian monetary unit: monetary unit in Georgia
German monetary unit: monetary unit in Germany
Ghanian monetary unit: monetary unit of Ghana
Gi: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
GiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
Gibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits
gill: a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
gill: a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
glass: the quantity a glass will hold
googol: a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred)
googolplex: a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)
gourde: the basic unit of money in Haiti
grad: one-hundredth of a right angle
grain: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
grain: a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
gram atom: the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
gram molecule: the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
greatest common divisor: the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
Greek drachma: formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
Greek monetary unit: monetary unit in Greece
Grenada dollar: the basic unit of money in Grenada
groschen: 100 groschen equal 1 schilling in Austria
gross ton: a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
grosz: 100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland
guarani: the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos
Guatemalan monetary unit: monetary unit in Guatemala
Guinea-Bissau monetary unit: monetary unit in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau peso: the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos
Guinean franc: the basic unit of money in Guinea
Guinean monetary unit: monetary unit in Guinea
Gunter's chain: a unit of length (22 yards)
Guyana dollar: the basic unit of money in Guyana
Gy: the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
H: a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
H.P.: a unit of power equal to 746 watts
hair: a very small distance or space
Haitian centime: 100 centimes equal 1 gourde in Haiti
Haitian monetary unit: the monetary unit in Haiti
haler: 100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic
haler: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
half pound: 8 ounces avoirdupois
half: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
halfpennyworth: the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny
hand: a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
handbreadth: any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
handful: a small number or amount
hao: 10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam
hatful: as many or as much as a hat will hold
haymow: a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
head: the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
head count: number of people in a particular group
headful: the quantity of information that a head will hold
headspace: the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing
hectare: (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
hectogram: 100 grams
hectoliter: a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
hectometer: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
hexadecimal digit: a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
hin: ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
hint: a slight but appreciable amount
hint: a just detectable amount
hogshead: a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
homer: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
Honduran monetary unit: monetary unit in Honduras
Hong Kong dollar: the basic unit of money in Hong Kong
horsepower-hour: a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour
houseful: as many as a house will accommodate
houseroom: space for accommodation in a house
hryvnia: the basic unit of money in Ukraine
Hubble's parameter: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
hundredth: one part in a hundred equal parts
Hungarian monetary unit: monetary unit in Hungary
I: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Icelandic krona: the basic unit of money in Iceland
Icelandic monetary unit: monetary unit in Iceland
II: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
III: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
illumination unit: a measure of illumination
imaginary part: the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor
Imperial capacity unit: a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
Imperial gallon: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
improper fraction: a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
in: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
indefinite quantity: an estimated quantity
Indian monetary unit: monetary unit in India
Indian rupee: the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
Indonesian monetary unit: monetary unit in Indonesia
inductance unit: a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
infinitude: an infinite quantity
information measure: a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information
integer: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
international candle: a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela
international mile: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
inti: the basic unit of money in Peru
ionic charge: the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15
iota: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Iranian dinar: 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran
Iranian monetary unit: monetary unit in Iran
Iranian rial: the basic unit of money in Iran
Iraqi dinar: the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils
Iraqi monetary unit: monetary unit in Iraq
Irish monetary unit: monetary unit in Eire
Irish pound: formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
irrational: a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number
Israeli monetary unit: monetary unit in Israel
Italian lira: formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
Italian monetary unit: monetary unit in Italy
J: a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
Jamaican dollar: the basic unit of money in Jamaica
Japanese monetary unit: monetary unit in Japan
jar: the quantity contained in a jar
jiao: 10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China
Jordanian dinar: the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
Jordanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Jordan
jug: the quantity contained in a jug
K: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
K: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
kapeika: 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus
Kazakhstani monetary unit: monetary unit in Kazakhstan
kB: a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes
kb: a unit of information equal to 1000 bits
keg: the quantity contained in a keg
Kenyan monetary unit: monetary unit in Kenya
Kenyan shilling: the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
kettle: the quantity a kettle will hold
key: a kilogram of a narcotic drug
kg: one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
khoum: 5 khoums equal 1 ouguiya in Mauritania
KiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
kibibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 bits
kilderkin: an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
kilogram-meter: a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
kilometer: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
kiloton: a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
kiloton: one thousand tons
kilovolt-ampere: a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes
kina: the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea
kip: the basic unit of money in Laos
Kiribati dollar: the basic unit of money in Kiribati
kobo: 100 kobos equal 1 naira in Nigeria
kopiyka: 100 kopiykas equal 1 hryvnia in Ukraine
koruna: the basic unit of money in Czech Republic
koruna: the basic unit of money in Slovakia
kroon: the basic unit of money in Estonia
kurus: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
Kuwaiti dinar: the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils
Kuwaiti dirham: worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
Kuwaiti monetary unit: monetary unit in Kuwait
kV: a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts
kW: a unit of power equal to 1000 watts
kwai: the basic unit of money in China
kwanza: the basic unit of money in Angola
kyat: the basic unit of money in Myanmar
Kyrgyzstani monetary unit: monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan
L: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
L: a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
langley: unit of solar radiation
Laotian monetary unit: monetary unit in Laos
lapful: the quantity that can be held in the lap
large indefinite amount: an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
large integer: an integer equal to or greater than ten
lari: the basic unit of money in Georgia
last: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
last: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
lats: the basic unit of money in Latvia
Latvian monetary unit: monetary unit in Latvia
lb: 16 ounces avoirdupois
lbf.: a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
lea: a unit of length of thread or yarn
lead: (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
league: an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
Lebanese monetary unit: monetary unit in Lebanon
Lebanese pound: the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
lebensraum: space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
lek: the basic unit of money in Albania
lempira: the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos
leone: the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
lepton: 100 lepta equal 1 drachma in Greece
Lesotho monetary unit: monetary unit in Lesotho
leu: the basic unit of money in Romania
leu: the basic unit of money in Moldova
lev: the basic unit of money in Bulgaria
li: Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
Liberian dollar: the basic unit of money in Liberia
Libyan dinar: the basic unit of money in Libya
Libyan dirham: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Libya
Libyan monetary unit: monetary unit in Libya
light hour: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers
light minute: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers
light second: the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers
light unit: a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
light year: the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers
ligne: a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons
likuta: 100 makuta equal 1 zaire in Zaire
lilangeni: the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents
limit: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
limit: the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
linage: the number of lines in a piece of printed material
linear measure: a unit of measurement of length
link: a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
liquid measure: a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
litas: the basic unit of money in Lithuania
Lithuanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Lithuania
little: a small amount or duration
Little Joe: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Little Phoebe: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
lm: a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions
load: an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate
load: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
long measure: a measure of length
loti: the basic unit of money in Lesotho
love: a score of zero in tennis or squash
lower limit: the smallest possible quantity
luminance unit: a measure of luminance
luminous flux unit: a measure of luminous flux per unit area
lumma: 100 lumma equal 1 dram in Armenia
lux: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle
Luxembourg franc: formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg
lwei: 100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola
LX: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
LXX: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
LXXVIII: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
LXXX: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
m: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
mA: one thousandth of an ampere
Macao monetary unit: monetary unit in Macao
Madagascar franc: the basic unit of money in Madagascar
magic number: the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126
magnetic flux: a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
magnetisation: the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
magnetomotive force unit: a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
magneton: a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle
Malawi kwacha: the basic unit of money in Malawi
Malawian monetary unit: monetary unit in Malawi
Malaysian monetary unit: monetary unit is Malaysia
Mali franc: the basic unit of money in Mali
Maltese lira: the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Maltese monetary unit: monetary unit on Malta
manat: the basic unit of money in Azerbaijan
manat: the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan
marginal utility: (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service
mass number: the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
mass unit: a unit of measurement for mass
match: the score needed to win a match
match point: (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)
maund: a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
Mauritanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Mauritania
Mauritian monetary unit: monetary unit in Mauritius
Mauritian rupee: the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents
maximum: the largest possible quantity
MB: a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
Mbit: a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobits or 10^6 (1,000,000) bits
mcg: one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram
measuring block: a unit of measurement
mediety: one of two (approximately) equal parts
megaton: one million tons
megaton: a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
megawatt: a unit of power equal to one million watts
megohm: a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms
mesh: the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
metical: the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos
metric capacity unit: a capacity unit defined in metric terms
metric linear unit: a linear unit of distance in metric terms
metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
metric weight unit: a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
metric: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
metric: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
Mexican monetary unit: monetary unit in Mexico
Mexican peso: the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos
MFLOP: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
mg: one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
MiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
Mibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibits or 2^20 (1,048,576) bits
microfarad: a unit of capacitance equal to one millionth of a farad
microgauss: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss
micrometer: a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
micromicron: a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
micromillimeter: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
microradian: a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian
microvolt: a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt
mil: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire)
mil: an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
mil: a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
mile: a large distance
mile: a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
miler: (used only in combinations) the length of something in miles
miles per gallon: the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel
military pace: the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time)
millenary: a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
milliard: a billion
millibar: a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar
millicurie: a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie
millidegree: a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree
millifarad: a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad
millihenry: a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry
millime: 1,000 millimes equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
millimeter: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
milline: an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication
millionth: one part in a million equal parts
milliradian: a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian
millirem: a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
milliwatt: a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
minim: a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
minim: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
minuend: the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted
MIPS: (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)
mm Hg: a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
modicum: a small or moderate or token amount
modulus: the absolute value of a complex number
modulus: an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
modulus: (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
modulus of rigidity: the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force
Moldovan monetary unit: monetary unit in Moldova
monad: a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive
monetary unit: a unit of money
mongo: 100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia
Mongolian monetary unit: monetary unit in Mongolia
morgen: a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
Moroccan dirham: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
Moroccan monetary unit: monetary unit in Morocco
morsel: a small quantity of anything
mouthful: the quantity that can be held in the mouth
Mozambique monetary unit: monetary unit in Mozambique
MT: a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
much: a great amount or extent
mug: the quantity that can be held in a mug
multiplicand: the number that is multiplied by the multiplier
multiplier: the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied
mutchkin: a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint
mV: a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt
Mx: a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
Myanmar monetary unit: monetary unit in the Union of Burma
myg: one ten thousandth of a centner
mym: a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
myriad: a large indefinite number
N: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
N: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
nail: a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
naira: the basic unit of money in Nigeria
nanogram: one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram
nanovolt: a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt
natural number: the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
nautical chain: a nautical unit of length (15 ft)
nautical linear unit: a linear unit of distance used in navigation
neighborhood: the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of')
Nepalese monetary unit: monetary unit in Nepal
Nepalese rupee: the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisa
net ton: a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
New Zealand dollar: the basic unit of money in New Zealand
ngultrum: the basic unit of money in Bhutan
ngwee: 100 ngwee equal 1 kwacha in Zambia
nibble: a small byte
Nicaraguan monetary unit: monetary unit in Nicaragua
Niger franc: the basic unit of money in Niger
Nigerian monetary unit: monetary unit in Nigeria
nihil: (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
Nina from Carolina: the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
ninth: one part in nine equal parts
nip: a small drink of liquor
nit: a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
no.: the number designating place in an ordered sequence
North Korean monetary unit: monetary unit in North Korea
North Korean won: the basic unit of money in North Korea
Norwegian krone: the basic unit of money in Norway
Norwegian monetary unit: monetary unit in Norway
nose: a small distance
number: a concept of quantity involving zero and units
numerator: the dividend of a fraction
obolus: a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
ocean: anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
octal digit: a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
octane number: a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
octillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros
oersted: the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole
ohm: a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
oka: a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
oka: a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
Omani monetary unit: monetary unit in Oman
Omani rial: the basic unit of money in Oman
one C: ten 10s
one million million million: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
one-hundred-millionth: one part in a hundred million equal parts
one-hundred-thousandth: one part in a hundred thousand equal parts
one-quadrillionth: one part in a quadrillion equal parts
one-quintillionth: one part in a quintillion equal parts
one-seventh: one part in seven equal parts
one-sixteenth: one part in sixteen equal parts
one-sixth: one part in six equal parts
one-sixtieth: one part in sixty equal parts
one-sixty-fourth: one part in sixty-four equal parts
one-ten-thousandth: one part in ten thousand equal parts
one-tenth: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
one-third: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
one-thirty-second: one part in thirty-two equal parts
one-thousandth: one part in a thousand equal parts
one-trillionth: one part in a trillion equal parts
ore: a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
ouguiya: the basic unit of money in Mauritania
ounce: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
outage: the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
output: the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
oxidation number: the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge
oxtant: a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
Pa: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
pa'anga: the basic unit of money in Tonga
pace: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
pail: the quantity contained in a pail
pain unit: a unit measuring the intensity of pain
paisa: a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan
Pakistani monetary unit: monetary unit in Pakistan
Pakistani rupee: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisa
palm: a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand
Panamanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Panama
Papuan monetary unit: monetary unit in Papua New Guinea
par: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
para: 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia
Paraguayan monetary unit: monetary unit in Paraguay
parking: space in which vehicles can be parked
parsec: a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
partition: (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
pataca: the basic unit of money in Macao
PB: a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
Pbit: a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits
pdl: a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons
peck: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
peck: a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
pengo: formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946
penn'orth: the amount that can be bought for a penny
penni: 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland
penny: a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
pennyweight: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
perch: a linear measure of 16.5 feet
perch: a square rod of land
Peruvian monetary unit: monetary unit in Peru
pesewa: 100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana
pfennig: 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany
Philippine monetary unit: monetary unit in the Philippines
Philippine peso: the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
phon: a unit of subjective loudness
phot: a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux
pi: the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
piaster: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
PiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
Pibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits
pick: the quantity of a crop that is harvested
picofarad: a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad
picovolt: a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt
picul: a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
pint: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
pint: a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
pipeful: the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time
pitcher: the quantity contained in a pitcher
Planck's constant: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second
plate: the quantity contained in a plate
plurality: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
pocketful: the quantity a pocket will hold
point: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
point: a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
point system: a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point
poise: a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
Polish monetary unit: monetary unit in Poland
pollen count: the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
pood: a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
population: the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
Portuguese escudo: formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
Portuguese monetary unit: monetary unit in Portugal
pot: the quantity contained in a pot
potential unit: a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)
pound: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
pounder: (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
pounds per square inch: a unit of pressure
power unit: a measure of electric power
precipitation: the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time
pressure unit: a unit measuring force per unit area
prime factor: the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
prime number: an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
prime: a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
printing unit: a unit of measurement for printing
proof: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
proper fraction: a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
pul: 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan
pula: the basic unit of money in Botswana
pulmonary reserve: the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
pure imaginary number: an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
pya: 100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar
Qatari dirham: 100 dirhams equal 1 riyal in Qatar
Qatari monetary unit: monetary unit in Qatar
Qatari riyal: the basic unit of money in Qatar
qepiq: 100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan
qindarka: 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania
quadrillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
quadrillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
quart: a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
quart: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
quarter: a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
quarter: a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
quarter pound: 4 ounces avoirdupois
quarter section: a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
quetzal: the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
quintal: a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
quintillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
quire: a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets
quota: a prescribed number
quotient: the number obtained by division
qurush: 20 qurush equal 1 riyal in Saudi Arabia
R: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
R: a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
rad: a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
rad: the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
radical: (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
radioactivity unit: a measure of radioactivity
rand: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
Rankine: a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
rational: an integer or a fraction
real: the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
real: any rational or irrational number
ream: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
ream: a large quantity of written matter
record: the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
relative quantity: a quantity relative to some purpose
rem: (roentgen equivalent man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays
remainder: the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
reserve: (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
reservoir: a large or extra supply of something
resistance unit: the reciprocal of conductance
riel: the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen
ringgit: the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen
Roman mile: an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
Roman pace: an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground
Romanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Romania
roomful: the quantity a room will hold
root: a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
rotl: a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds
rouble: the basic unit of money in Russia
rubel: the basic unit of money in Belarus
ruble: the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
run: the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
rupiah: the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen
Russian monetary unit: monetary unit in Russia
rutherford: a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
Rwanda franc: the basic unit of money in Rwanda
rydberg: a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element
S: a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
sabin: a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
sack: the quantity contained in a sack
santims: 100 santimi equal 1 lats in Latvia
Sao Thome e Principe monetary unit: monetary unit on Sao Tome e Principe
satang: 100 satangs equal 1 baht in Thailand
Saudi Arabian monetary unit: monetary unit in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian riyal: the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia
scale factor: a number used as a multiplier in scaling
scattering: a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
schtick: (Yiddish) a little; a piece
schtickl: a really little shtik
scoop: the quantity a scoop will hold
score: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
scruple: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
sea room: space for maneuver at sea
second power: the product of two equal terms
section: a land unit equal to 1 square mile
sector: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes
sen: a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
sene: 100 sene equal 1 tala in Western Samoa
Senegalese franc: the basic unit of money in Senegal
seniti: 100 seniti equal 1 pa'anga in Tonga
sent: 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
sente: 100 lisente equal 1 loti in Lesotho; one sente is worth one-hundredth of a loti
septillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
set point: (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis
sextant: a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
sextillion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros
Seychelles monetary unit: monetary unit in Seychelles
Seychelles rupee: the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents
shade: a slight amount or degree of difference
shekel: the basic unit of money in Israel
shelfful: the amount that a shelf will hold
shoe string: a small amount of money
shoeful: the amount that a shoe will hold
shovel: the quantity a shovel can hold
Sierra Leone monetary unit: monetary unit in Sierra Leone
significant digit: any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
Singapore dollar: the basic unit of money in Singapore
singleton: a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
skeleton: something reduced to its minimal form
skepful: the quantity a skep can hold
skinful: a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk
Slovakian monetary unit: monetary unit in Slovakia
slug: a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
small fortune: a large sum of money
small indefinite amount: an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
snuff: a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time
solubility: the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)
som: the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
som: the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan
Somalian monetary unit: monetary unit in Somalia
Somalian shilling: the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
sone: a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold
sound unit: any acoustic unit of measurement
South African monetary unit: monetary unit in South Africa
South Korean monetary unit: monetary unit in South Korea
South Korean won: the basic unit of money in South Korea
span: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
Spanish monetary unit: monetary unit in Spain
Spanish peseta: formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos
spark: a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
sperm count: the number of sperm in an ejaculate
spillage: the amount that has spilled
split: a bottle containing half the usual amount
spoilage: the amount that has spoiled
spoon: as much as a spoon will hold
spray: a quantity of small objects flying through the air
sq ft: a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
sq in: a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square
sq yd: a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
square mile: an area of 640 acres
square root: a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
sr: the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Sri Lanka rupee: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents
Sri Lankan monetary unit: monetary unit in Sri Lanka
standard: a board measure = 1980 board feet
standard temperature: exactly zero degrees centigrade
step: a short distance
sthene: a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons
stone: an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
stotinka: 100 stotinka equal 1 lev in Bulgaria
STP: standard temperature and pressure
straight angle: an angle of 180 degrees
stroke: (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
subtrahend: the number to be subtracted from the minuend
sucre: the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos
Sudanese monetary unit: monetary unit in the Sudan
Sudanese pound: the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
supply: an amount of something available for use
Surinamese monetary unit: monetary unit in Suriname
survey mile: a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter
swath: the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
Swaziland monetary unit: monetary unit in Swaziland
Swedish krona: the basic unit of money in Sweden
Swedish mile: a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
Swedish monetary unit: monetary unit in Sweden
sweet Fanny Adams: little or nothing at all
Swiss franc: the basic unit of money in Switzerland
Syrian monetary unit: monetary unit in Syria
Syrian pound: the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
system of weights and measures: system of measurement for length and weight and duration
system of weights: a system of units used to express the weight of something
Systeme International d'Unites: a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
tablespoon: as much as a tablespoon will hold
tael: a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
Taiwan dollar: the basic unit of money in Taiwan
Tajikistani monetary unit: monetary unit in Tajikistan
taka: the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisa
tala: the basic unit of money in Western Samoa
tambala: 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi
tanga: 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
tank: as much as a tank will hold
tankage: the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks
Tanzanian monetary unit: monetary unit in Tanzania
Tanzanian shilling: the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
TB: a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes
Tbit: a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabits or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bits
teacup: as much as a teacup will hold
teaspoon: as much as a teaspoon will hold
teens: all the numbers that end in -teen
telephone unit: a unit of measurement for telephone use
temperature unit: a unit of measurement for temperature
tenge: 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan
tenge: the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan
teraflop: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
tesla: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
tetri: 100 tetri equal 1 lari in Georgia
Thai monetary unit: monetary unit in Thailand
thebe: 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana
therm: a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
thimble: as much as a thimble will hold
three-fourths: three of four equal parts
TiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
Tibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibits or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bits
time-scale factor: the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process
tiyin: 100 tiyin equal 1 tenge in Kazakhstan
tiyin: 100 tiyin equal 1 som in Uzbekistan
tod: a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds
toea: 100 toea equal 1 kina in Papua New Guinea
Togo franc: the basic unit of money in Togo
Tongan monetary unit: monetary unit in Tonga
top-up: an amount needed to restore something to its former level
tot: a small amount (especially of a drink)
toxicity: the degree to which something is poisonous
trainload: quantity that can be carried by a train
transcendental number: an irrational number that is not algebraic
transmission: the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
Trinidad and Tobago dollar: the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago
troy unit: any of the unit of the troy system of weights
troy: a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
tub: the amount that a tub will hold
tughrik: the basic unit of money in Mongolia
Tunisian dinar: the basic unit of money in Tunisia
Tunisian dirham: 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
Tunisian monetary unit: monetary unit in Tunisia
Turkish lira: the basic unit of money in Turkey
Turkish monetary unit: monetary unit in Turkey
Turkmen monetary unit: monetary unit in Turkmenistan
Tuvalu dollar: the basic unit of money in Tuvalu
two-thirds: two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
tyiyn: 100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan
Ugandan monetary unit: monetary unit in Uganda
Ugandan shilling: the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Ukranian monetary unit: monetary unit in Ukraine
ullage: the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
unformatted capacity: (computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it
unit of viscosity: a unit of measurement for viscosity
unit: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
United Arab Emirate dirham: the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
United Arab Emirate monetary unit: monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates
United States Customary System: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
United States dollar: the basic unit of money in the United States
United States dry unit: a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
United States liquid unit: a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
Uruguayan monetary unit: monetary unit in Uruguay
Uruguayan peso: the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
utility: (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice
Uzbekistani monetary unit: monetary unit in Uzbekistan
V: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
var: a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere
vara: a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities
Venezuelan monetary unit: monetary unit of Venezuela
verst: a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
Vietnamese monetary unit: monetary unit in Vietnam
VII: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
vital capacity: the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
volume: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
volume: a relative amount
W: a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
watt-hour: a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
wave number: the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave
Wb: a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
weight: a unit used to measure weight
weight: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
welterweight: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
Western Samoan monetary unit: monetary unit in Western Samoa
word: a string of bits stored in computer memory
worth: an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
X: the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
XC: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
XI: the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
XII: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
XIII: the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
XIV: the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
XIX: the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
XL: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
XV: the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
XVI: the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
XVII: the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
XVIII: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
XX: the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
XXI: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
XXII: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
XXIII: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
XXIV: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
XXIX: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
XXV: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
XXVI: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
XXVII: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
XXVIII: the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
XXX: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
yarder: (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in yards
YB: a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes
Ybit: a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits
Yemeni fils: 100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial
Yemeni monetary unit: monetary unit in Yemen
Yemeni rial: the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils
yen: the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen
YiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes
Yibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits
Young's modulus: a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire
Yugoslavian dinar: the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian monetary unit: monetary unit in Yugoslavia
zaire: the basic unit of money in Zaire
Zairese monetary unit: monetary unit in Zaire
Zambian kwacha: the basic unit of money in Zambia
Zambian monetary unit: monetary unit in Zambia
ZB: a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes
Zbit: a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits
ZiB: a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
Zibit: a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits
Zimbabwean dollar: the basic unit of money in Zimbabwe
zloty: the basic unit of money in Poland