metric weight unit
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Noun | 1. | ![]() metric system - a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second 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" mass unit - a unit of measurement for mass metric grain, grain - a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat carat - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg 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 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" 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 |
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