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INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

Specialty Definition: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

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Aerospace

(Abbreviation SI) The metric system of units based on the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, and candela. Also called MSKA system. Other SI units are hertz, radian, newton, joule, watt, coulomb, volt, ohm, farad, weber, and tesla. (references)

Health

A system of physical units in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, and amount of substance, and the corresponding units are the meter, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. The system has been given official status and recommended for universal use by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. (references)

Science

The International System of Units prescribes the symbols and prefixes shown in the table to form decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units. The following examples illustrate the use of these prefixes: 0.000,001 meters = 1 micrometer = 1µm 1000 meters = 1 kilometer = 1 km 1,000,000 cycles per second = 1,000,000 hertz = 1 megahertz =1 MHz (SI). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

Synonym: Metric system. (additional references)

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Crosswords: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

Specialty definitions using "INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS": coherent units ♦ ephemeris second. (references)

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Commercial Usage: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

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Books

  • Chemical Principles: Using the International System of Units (reference)

  • Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (Si): The Metric System (reference)

  • International System of Units (reference)

  • Si the International System of Units (Op45) (reference)

  • Standard for Use of the International System of Units (Si): The Modern Metric System (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

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Trade

Ireland

Both imperial units and the International System of Units (SI) are in use. (references)

Italy

Italy uses the metric system of weights and measures, which is called the International System of Units (SI). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translation: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

Language Translations for "INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

SI-systemet. (various references)

   

French

  

système international d'unités. (various references)

   

German

  

Internationales Einheitensystem, Système international d'unités, Système international, SI System. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

internationalay ystemsay ofay itsunay

   

Spanish

  

Sistema internacional de unidades. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction 		5. Translations: Modern
6. Bibliography


  

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