units
Meters, liters, grams
Units are standardized quantities used for measurement: units of length, weight, time, currency.
A unit can also be a single thing regarded as complete in itself—an apartment unit, a military unit, a storage unit.
In education, units measure course credit.
The ones digit in a number occupies the units place.
Informally, units can mean parents: My units are out of town.
Base unit of mass
- meterDevice that measures usage
- literVolume measurement unit
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- ampereUnit of electrical flow
candela · mole · newton · joule · pascal · ohm · volt · hertz
Mid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- corpsMilitary unit or group
platoon · squad · company · squadron · detachment · legion · garrison · contingent
Standard of measurement
Rented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- flatLacking vertical variation
studio · loft · penthouse · villa · bungalow · dwelling · residence · rental
kilogram
Base unit of mass
ampere · candela · mole · newton · joule · pascal · ohm · volt · hertz · tesla
battalion
Mid-sized military unit
corps · platoon · squad · company · squadron · detachment · legion · garrison · contingent · formation
metric
Standard of measurement
pound · ounce · gallon · mile · foot · inch · yard · acre · pint · quart
apartment
Rented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
flat · studio · loft · penthouse · villa · bungalow · dwelling · residence · rental · tenant
fraction
Part divided by whole
part · slice · chunk · subdivision · component · module · increment · subunit · element · piece
module
Independent functional component
chapter · topic · syllabus · semester · term · assignment · lecture · tutorial · workshop · elective
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- componentsparts, part, pieces, piece, elements
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- number linestick marks, origin, integers, points, arrows
unitsfractions
Parts expressed numerically
parts · fragments · portions · decimals · subdivisions
unitswholes
Complete unified amounts
totals · aggregates · systems · totalities · collections
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- united frontCoalition presenting as one
- measurement unitsStandards for expressing quantities
- K9 unitLaw enforcement canine team
unit, unite, united, unity, disunity, disunite, unitary, unitized