absolute unit
absolute unit · absolute units
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/
Meaning
3 sensesA unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
(Australia, Internet, UK, humorous)An exceptionally large or stout person.
(broadly)Anything exceptionally large for its type.
Translations
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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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