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METRIC WEIGHT UNIT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A decimal unit of weight based on the gram

Synonyms:

metric weight unit; weight unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("metric weight unit" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metric weight unit"):

metric ton; MT; t; tonne (a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms)

quintal; centner; doppelzentner; hundredweight; metric hundredweight (a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms)

centner (in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms)

myg; myriagram (one ten thousandth of a centner)

kg; kilo; kilogram (one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)

hectogram; hg (100 grams)

dag; decagram; dekagram; dkg (10 grams)

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)

gram-atomic weight; gram atom (the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element)

g; gm; gram; gramme (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)

carat (a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg)

decigram; dg (1/10 gram)

grain; metric grain (a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat)

nanogram; ng (one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram)

mg; milligram (one thousandth (1/1,000) gram)

mcg; microgram (one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram)

Holonyms ("metric weight unit" is a part of...):

metric system (a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second)

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