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Meaning of units

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

units

noun

Definitions

  1. A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

    Synonyms:IU

noun

Definitions

  1. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.

  2. A standard measure of a quantity.

    Example: The centimetre is a unit of length.

  3. The number one.

  4. An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

    Example: He was a member of a special police unit.