Definition of metric weight unit Metric weight unit
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| metric weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram | ||
| weight unit | ||
| mass unit a unit of measurement for mass | ||
| metric unit, metric a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" | ||
| metric system a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | ||
| mcg, microgram one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram | ||
| milligram, mg one thousandth (1/1,000) gram | ||
| nanogram, ng one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram | ||
| metric grain, grain the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain" | ||
| decigram, dg 1/10 gram | ||
| carat | ||
| gm, gramme, gram, g Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) | ||
| gram-atomic weight, gram atom 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 | ||
| decagram, dekagram, dkg, dag 10 grams | ||
| hectogram hg | ||
| kg, kilo, kilogram one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds" | ||
| myg, myriagram one ten thousandth of a centner | ||
| centner in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms | ||
| doppelzentner, metric hundredweight, centner, hundredweight in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms | ||
| quintal | ||
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