metric linear unit
Noun
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A linear unit of distance in metric terms (synset 113670886)
is a type of:
- linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
- metric, metric unit - a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
subtypes:- femtometer, femtometre, fermi - a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
- micromicron, picometer, picometre - a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
- a, angstrom, angstrom unit - a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
- micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm - a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
- micrometer, micron - a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
- millimeter, millimetre, mm - a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
- centimeter, centimetre, cm - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
- decimeter, decimetre, dm - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
- m, meter, metre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
- hectometer, hectometre, hm - a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
- kilometer, kilometre, klick, km - a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
- mym, myriameter, myriametre - a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters
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