metric weight unit
Noun
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A decimal unit of weight based on the gram (synset 113739260)
is a type of:
- metric, metric unit - a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
- mass unit - a unit of measurement for mass
subtypes:- mcg, microgram - one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram
- mg, milligram - one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
- nanogram, ng - one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram
- grain, metric grain - a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
- decigram, dg - 1/10 gram
- carat - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
- g, gm, gram, gramme - a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
- gram atom, gram-atomic weight - the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
- gram molecule, mol, mole - the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg - 10 grams
- hectogram, hg - 100 grams
- kg, kilo, kilogram - one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- myg, myriagram - one ten thousandth of a centner
- centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
- centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- metric ton, mt, t, tonne - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
is a part of: metric system - a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the secondsame as: weight unit
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