International System of Units
International System of Units
noun
an internationally accepted coherent system of physical units, derived from the MKSA system, using the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela as the basic units (SI units) of the fundamental quantities length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity. Abbreviation: SI
Origin:
translation of the earlier French name Système Internationale d'Unités
translation of the earlier French name Système Internationale d'Unités
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International System of Units n.
Abbr. SI
A complete, coherent system of units used for scientific work, in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, electric current, temperature, mass, luminous intensity, and amount of substance. Also called International System.
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