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Quantity standard
A unit of measurement, or unit of measure, is a definite magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard
Unit_of_measurement
Traditional system of measurement used by Han Chinese
Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the shìzhì ("market system"), are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although
Chinese_units_of_measurement
Collection of units of measurement and rules relating them to each other
A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating
System of units of measurement
System_of_units_of_measurement
System of measurements
century, most nations of the former empire had officially adopted the metric system as their main system of measurement, but imperial units are still used alongside
Imperial_units
Traditional system of measurement used in Japan
Traditional Japanese units of measurement or the shakkanhō (尺貫法) is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Japanese archipelago
Japanese_units_of_measurement
System of units formerly used in England
English units of measurement evolved from Anglo-Saxon and ancient Roman units of measurement, and were used in England up to 1826, when many were redefined
English_units_of_measurement
Unconventional units of measurement intended as humor
people have made use of, or invented, units of measurement intended primarily for their humor value. This is a list of such units invented by sources that
List of humorous units of measurement
List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement
Accelerometer-based navigational device
inertial measurement unit (IMU) is an electronic device that measures and reports a body's specific force, angular rate, and sometimes the orientation of the
Inertial_measurement_unit
Overview of outdated units of measurement
This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited
List of obsolete units of measurement
List_of_obsolete_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in Ancient Rome
The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural:
Ancient Roman units of measurement
Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement
Unit of measurement adopted by convention for a base quantity
A base unit of measurement (also referred to as a base unit or fundamental unit) is a unit of measurement adopted for a base quantity. A base quantity
Base_unit_of_measurement
Units that are not part of a coherent system
of units of measurement in active use, which do not form part of a coherent system of measurement. Many of the items listed here are colloquial units
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
Units of measurement commonly used in the U.S.
United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories since being standardized
United_States_customary_units
Spanish and Portuguese units of measurement
There are a number of Spanish units of measurement of length or area that are now virtually obsolete due to metrication. They include the vara, the cordel
Spanish_units_of_measurement
Measurement units used in the Ottoman Empire
of traditional Turkish units of measurement, a.k.a. Ottoman units of measurement, is given below. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923), the predecessor of modern
Ottoman_units_of_measurement
Traditional system of measurement used in Imperial Russia
Historical Russian units of measurement were standardized and used in the Russian Empire but were abandoned in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Historical Russian units of measurement
Historical_Russian_units_of_measurement
Several units of measurements are used in Puerto Rico. The units of measurements officially in use in Puerto Rico are the SI units (metric system) and
Puerto Rican units of measurement
Puerto_Rican_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in Ancient Egypt
Egyptian units of measurement are those used by the dynasties of ancient Egypt prior to its incorporation in the Roman Empire and general adoption of Roman
Ancient Egyptian units of measurement
Ancient_Egyptian_units_of_measurement
Customary unit of length
foot (standard symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly
Foot_(unit)
Systems for measuring textiles
used to refer to the measurement of a fiber, such as: the denier and tex (linear mass density of fibers), super S (fineness of wool fiber), worsted count
Units_of_textile_measurement
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
"billions and billions", a sagan has been defined as a unit of measurement equivalent to a very large number of anything. While Sagan was widely adored by the
Carl_Sagan
Ways of measuring the transport of goods and people
The units of measurement in transportation describes the unit of measurement used to express various transportation quantities, as used in statistics,
Units of measurement in transportation
Units_of_measurement_in_transportation
Process of assigning numbers to objects or events
Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events. In other words, measurement
Measurement
Nautical units of measurement in current or historical use include: Ship measurements Glossary of nautical terms (disambiguation) "rhumb, n". Oxford English
List of nautical units of measurement
List_of_nautical_units_of_measurement
System of measurements formerly used in Myanmar
symbols instead of Burmese script. The traditional Burmese units of measurement is a system of measurement used in Myanmar. Myanmar was one of three countries
Myanmar_units_of_measurement
Unit of length
chains). Bars of metal one rod long were used as standards of length when surveying land. The rod was still in use as a common unit of measurement in the mid-19th
Rod_(unit)
Unit of measure for digital data
A unit of information is any unit of measure of digital data size. In digital computing, a unit of information is used to describe the capacity of a digital
Units_of_information
A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The metric system has
Philippine units of measurement
Philippine_units_of_measurement
Traditional system of measurement used in Korea
Korean units of measurement, called cheokgwan-beop (Korean: 척관법; Hanja: 尺貫法) or cheokgeun-beop (척근법; 尺斤法) in Korean, is the traditional system of measurement
Korean_units_of_measurement
English unit of length
Imperial units of measurement system. The line was not recognized by any statute of the English Parliament but was usually understood as 1⁄4 of a barleycorn
Line_(unit)
System of units traditionally used in Thailand
system of measurement used in Thailand employed anthropic units. Some of these units are still in use, albeit standardised to SI/metric measurements. When
Thai_units_of_measurement
introduction of the metric system, one may divide the history of Indian systems of measurement into three main periods: the pre-Akbar period, the period of the
Indian_units_of_measurement
The Dutch units of measurement used today are those of the metric system. Before the 19th century, a wide variety of different weights and measures were
Dutch_units_of_measurement
Historical units
variety of units of measurement were used in the various independent Italian states and Italian dependencies of foreign empires up to the unification of Italy
Italian_units_of_measurement
Traditional Japanese unit of length
adopted the Japanese definition of the shaku as that of the ja (자). [citation needed] Japanese units of measurement East Asian custom usually considers
Shaku_(unit)
Unit of pressure defined as 101325 Pa
Standard Pressure As a unit of measurement, the conventional metre of water (mH2O) is defined as an ideal column of water with density of 1000 kg/m3 under standard
Standard_atmosphere_(unit)
Unit of measurement for measuring volume or capacity
A unit of volume is a unit of measurement for measuring volume or capacity, the extent of an object or space in three dimensions. Units of capacity may
Unit_of_volume
Chinese unit of length
corresponding unit, sun (寸), was standardized at 1000⁄33 mm (3.03 cm, ~1.193 in, or ~0.09942 ft). shaku "TCM Student: Cun Measurements". www.tcmstudent
Cun_(unit)
Series of units for volume measurement
brewery cask units English wine cask units Imperial units List of non-coherent units of measurement Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing Standard Barrel Act
Barrel_(unit)
SI unit of amount of substance
mol) is a unit of measurement, the base unit in the International System of Units (SI) for amount of substance. One mole is an aggregate of exactly 6
Mole_(unit)
Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement originated in the loosely organized city-states of Early Dynastic Sumer. Each city, kingdom and trade guild
Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement
Ancient_Mesopotamian_units_of_measurement
Obsolete units of measurement formerly used in Scotland
Scottish or Scots units of measurement are the weights and measures peculiar to Scotland which were nominally replaced by English units in 1685 but continued
Scottish_units_of_measurement
SI derived unit of pressure
kilopascal (1 kPa = 1,000 Pa), which is equal to one centibar. The unit of measurement called standard atmosphere (atm) is defined as 101325 Pa, or 101
Pascal_(unit)
Standard numerical measure used to value and compare goods and services
In economics, unit of account, sometimes called currency unit or monetary unit, is a standard unit of measurement of the market value of goods, services
Unit_of_account
Ancient Indian unit of distance
krosh, and krosha, is a unit of measurement which is derived from a Sanskrit term, क्रोश krośa, which means a 'call', as the unit was supposed to represent
Kos_(unit)
Units of measurement in Jewish religious texts
Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement were used primarily by ancient Israelites and appear frequently within the Hebrew Bible as well as in later
Biblical and Talmudic units of measurement
Biblical_and_Talmudic_units_of_measurement
Measurement of radiation exposure
unit of measurement for the exposure of X-rays and gamma rays, and is defined as the electric charge freed by such radiation in a specified volume of
Roentgen_(unit)
Measurement unit derived from basic metric value
SI derived units are units of measurement derived from the seven SI base units specified by the International System of Units (SI). They can be expressed
SI_derived_unit
1824, the basic unit was defined as a fot being derived from astronomy as the length of a one-second pendulum times 12/38 at a latitude of 45°. The metric
Norwegian units of measurement
Norwegian_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek units of measurement varied according to location and epoch. Systems of ancient weights and measures evolved as needs changed; Solon and
Ancient Greek units of measurement
Ancient_Greek_units_of_measurement
Modern form of the metric system
comprises a coherent system of units of measurement starting with seven base units, which are the second (symbol: s, the unit of time), metre (m, length)
International_System_of_Units
Unit of energy
The British thermal unit (Btu) is a unit of measure of heat, which is a form of energy. It was originally defined as the amount of heat required to raise
British_thermal_unit
A variety of units of measurement were used in Colombia to measure quantities like length, mass and area. In Colombia, International Metric System has
Colombian units of measurement
Colombian_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in Taiwan
Taiwanese units of measurement (Chinese: 臺制; pinyin: Táizhì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-chè; Hakka: Thòi-chṳ) are the customary and traditional units of measure used
Taiwanese units of measurement
Taiwanese_units_of_measurement
Device measuring electrical waves on a power grid
A phasor measurement unit (PMU) is a device used to estimate the magnitude and phase angle of an electrical phasor quantity (such as voltage or current)
Phasor_measurement_unit
Traditional Swedish units of measurement were standardized by law in 1665, prior to which they only existed as a number of related but differing local
Swedish_units_of_measurement
Mean distance between Earth and the Sun
when the units of measurement are the astronomical units of length, mass and time". Equivalently, by this definition, one au is "the radius of an unperturbed
Astronomical_unit
Unit of measurement
was a unit of land measurement used in Kent in England at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086 for tax purposes. It was equal to a quarter of a sulung
Yoke_(unit_of_measurement)
The units of measurement of German-speaking countries consist of a variety of units, with varying local standard definitions. While many were made redundant
German_units_of_measurement
Type of system of units of measurement
system of units is a system of units of measurement used to express physical quantities, that does not use conversion factors in the definitions of its derived
Coherence (units of measurement)
Coherence_(units_of_measurement)
Non-metric unit of length
Dictionary of Units of Measurement by Russ Rowlett University of Queensland: PCB design FAQ Thou at How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement by Russ
Thousandth_of_an_inch
Unit of length; one millionth of a metre
thousandth of a micrometre, one millionth of a millimetre or one billionth of a metre (10−9 or 0.000000001 m). The micrometre is a common unit of measurement for
Micrometre
System of measurements traditionally used in ancient Tamil-speaking South India
instead of Indic text. The Tamil units of measurement are a system of measurements that was traditionally used in ancient Tamil-speaking parts of South
Tamil_units_of_measurement
Imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds
80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Unit of measurement and on the repeal of Directive 71/354/EEC"
Stone_(unit)
System of measurement used in Ancient Arab world
The Ancient Arabic units of measurement were a system of using units to associate with physical quantities. Arabic symbols are used to represent the values
Ancient Arabic units of measurement
Ancient_Arabic_units_of_measurement
Archaic unit for bundles of sticks
A faggot, in the meaning of "bundle", is an archaic English unit applied to bundles of certain items. Alternate spellings in Early Modern English include
Faggot_(unit)
Traditional Chinese unit of distance
Chinese units of measurement Japanese units of measurement Korean units of measurement League (unit) for a general discussion of league-style units Qianlima
Li_(unit)
Hong Kong has three main systems of units of measurement in current use: The Chinese units of measurement of the Qing Empire (no longer in widespread
Hong Kong units of measurement
Hong_Kong_units_of_measurement
Traditional Chinese unit of length
The chi (Tongyong Pinyin chih) is a traditional Chinese unit of length. Although it is often translated as the "Chinese foot", its length was originally
Chi_(unit)
Traditional system of measurement used in Poland
traditional Polish units of measurement included two uniform yet distinct systems of weights and measures, as well as a number of related systems borrowed
Polish_units_of_measurement
Units of measurement used in Nicaragua
A number of units of measurement were used in Nicaragua to measure measurements in mass, area, volume, etc. In Nicaragua, the metric system was adopted
Nicaraguan units of measurement
Nicaraguan_units_of_measurement
English (pre 1824), Imperial (post 1824) and US Customary (post 1776) units of measure
customary measurement systems are both derived from an earlier English system of measurement which in turn can be traced back to Ancient Roman units of measurement
Imperial and US customary measurement systems
Imperial_and_US_customary_measurement_systems
Informal small unit of length
scrotum,” as a small unit of measurement. Beard-second List of humorous units of measurement List of unusual units of measurement Indefinite and fictitious
Hair's_breadth
French units of measurement before 1789
The traditional French units of measurement prior to metrication were established under Charlemagne during the Carolingian Renaissance. Based on contemporary
Traditional French units of measurement
Traditional_French_units_of_measurement
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up unit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Unit may refer to: Unit of measurement, a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted
Unit
The obsolete Finnish units of measurement consist mostly of a variety of units traditionally used in Finland that are similar to those that were traditionally
Obsolete Finnish units of measurement
Obsolete_Finnish_units_of_measurement
As of 2009, the European Union had issued two units of measurement directives. In 1971, it issued Directive 71/354/EEC, which required EU member states
European units of measurement directives
European_units_of_measurement_directives
Topics referred to by the same term
Degree may refer to: Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement Degree of geographical latitude Degree of geographical longitude Degree symbol (°)
Degree
Unit of plane angle where a full circle equals 360°
degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a unit of measurement of a plane angle in which
Degree_(angle)
Traditional Chinese unit for weight
Chinese units of measurement Hong Kong units of measurement Taiwanese units of measurement Korean units of measurement Vietnamese units of measurement "tael"
Liang_(mass)
In Nepal, some customary units of measurement are still used, although the metric system has been the official standard since 1968. The kos (kosh, krosh
Nepalese customary units of measurement
Nepalese_customary_units_of_measurement
A number of different units of measurement were used in Sri Lanka to measure quantities like length, mass and capacity from very ancient times. Under
Sri Lankan units of measurement
Sri_Lankan_units_of_measurement
System of measurement used in the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine units of measurement were a combination and modification of the ancient Greek and Roman units of measurement used in the Byzantine Empire. Until
Byzantine units of measurement
Byzantine_units_of_measurement
Science of measurement and its application
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. Modern metrology
Metrology
of units of measurement were used in Haiti to measure length, area, volume, etc. Since 1921, Metric system has been compulsory in Haiti. Older units before
Haitian_units_of_measurement
Several units of measurement were historically used in Singapore to measure length, mass, and volume. During 1968–1970, the metric system was adopted in
Singaporean units of measurement
Singaporean_units_of_measurement
Distinction between nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio variables
Level of measurement or scale of measure is a classification that describes the nature of information within the values assigned to variables. Psychologist
Level_of_measurement
Units of measurement used in France
France has a unique history of units of measurement due to its radical decision to invent and adopt the metric system after the French Revolution. In
French_units_of_measurement
Ancient system of weights and measures
"sacred") were units of both weight and volume. A shekel or mina weight was equal to the weight of that volume of water. The talent was a measure of weight used
Persian_units_of_measurement
Unit of measurement of an employee's workload
equivalent (FTE), or whole time equivalent (WTE), is a unit of measurement that indicates the workload of an employed person (or student) in a way that makes
Full-time_equivalent
Width of knuckle of middle finger
unit of measure. In the measurement of distilled spirits, a finger of whiskey refers to the amount of whiskey that would fill a glass to the level of
Finger_(unit)
US customary unit of force
A kip is a US customary unit of force. It equals 1000 pounds-force, and is used primarily by structural engineers to indicate forces where the value represented
Kip_(unit)
Chinese unit of area
Taiwanese Hokkien, also called Chinese acre, is a traditional Chinese unit of measurement for land area. One mu equals 666.67 square meters in mainland China
Mu_(land)
A number of units of measurement were used in Hungary to measure length, area, volume, and so on. The metric system was adopted in Hungary in 1874 and
Hungarian units of measurement
Hungarian_units_of_measurement
Hand-based measurement
22 m (8.7 in) Anthropic units Hand (unit) List of human-based units of measurement List of unusual units of measurement Units of measure Arthur Cornwallis
Span_(unit)
Austrian units of measurement were used in Austria until the adoption of the metric system. In 1756, the ruling Archduchess of Austria, Maria Theresa
Obsolete Austrian units of measurement
Obsolete_Austrian_units_of_measurement
Ancient unit of mass
especially of the scales in which Zeus weighed the fortunes of men (Iliad 8.69, 19.223, 22.209). The term is also used as a unit of measurement, always denoting
Talent_(measurement)
Unit of mass or volume in some measurement systems
verification and consequent stamping of apothecary weights, making them officially recognized units of measurement. By 1900, Britain had enforced the distinction
Dram_(unit)
Unit of length
official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout
League_(unit)
Unit of measurement of optical power
spelling) or diopter (American spelling), symbol dpt or D, is a unit of measurement with dimension of reciprocal length, equivalent to one reciprocal metre, 1
Dioptre
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