Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

rad
a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
 
A
the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
 
kip
the basic unit of money in Laos
 
definite quantity
a specific measure of amount
 
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
 
small fortune
a large sum of money
 
Bermuda dollar
the basic unit of money in Bermuda
 
integer
any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
 
Argentine monetary unit
monetary unit in Argentina
 
Eurodollar
a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade
 
metric
a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
 
pick
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
 
foot-poundal
a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot
 
word
a string of bits stored in computer memory
 
degree Fahrenheit
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
 
leu
the basic unit of money in Romania
 
Philippine peso
the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos
 
dobra
the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
 
par
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
 
expansivity
the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
 
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