absolute unit
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A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and timeA unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
US/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈju.nɪt/
Значення
значень: 3A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
(Австралія, інтернет, Британія, жартівливе)An exceptionally large or stout person.
(ширше)Anything exceptionally large for its type.
Переклади
мов: 1Походження
Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) + unit. Attested from the 19th century.Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) + unit. Attested from the 19th century. Compare various scientific terms with prefix ab-, such as abohm.
Compounded of British colloquial senses of absolute (“utter, complete”) + unit (“physically large person”). Attested from the 2010s.
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