Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

unit
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
 
pi
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
 
match
the score needed to win a match
 
Libyan dinar
the basic unit of money in Libya
 
binary digit
either 0 or 1 in binary notation
 
one-eighth
one part in eight equal parts
 
run
the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
 
area unit
a system of units used to measure areas
 
tot
a small amount (especially of a drink)
 
United Arab Emirate dirham
the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
 
one C
ten 10s
 
cwt
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
 
picul
a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
 
rad
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
 
dl
a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
 
leu
the basic unit of money in Moldova
 
cosmological constant
an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory
 
XX
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
 
pood
a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
 
ounce
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
 
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