(international) system of units
21International System — n. complete consistent metric system of units for scientists (with basic quantities oflength, time, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, amount of substance and mass), IS …
22Centimetre–gram–second system of units — CGS redirects here. For other uses, see CGS (disambiguation). The centimetre–gram–second system (abbreviated CGS or cgs) is a metric system of physical units based on centimetre as the unit of length, gram as a unit of mass, and second as a unit… …
23Centimetre gram second system of units — The centimetre gram second system (CGS) is a system of physical units. It is always the same for mechanical units, but there are several variants of electric additions. It was replaced by the MKS, or metre kilogram second system, which in turn… …
24Metre-tonne-second system of units — The metre tonne second or mts system of units is a system of physical units. It was invented in France, hence the unit names sthène and pièze, and was adopted only by the Soviet Union in 1933, and abolished there in 1955. It was built on the same …
25International standard — International standards are standards developed by international standards organisations. International standards are available for consideration and use, worldwide.International standards may be used either by direct application or by a process… …
26Units of measurement — Weights and measures redirects here. For other uses, see Weights and measures (disambiguation). The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and… …
27Units of textile measurement — Textile is measured in various units, such as: the denier and tex (linear mass density of fibres), super S (fineness of wool fiber), worst count, and yield (the inverse of denier and tex). Yarn is spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing …
28International Electrotechnical Commission — The International Electrotechnical Commission [cite web |url=http://www.iec.ch/tiss/iec/stat 2001e.pdf |title=IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure |date=2006 06 23 |format=PDF |work= |publisher=IEC |pages=30] (IEC) is a not for profit, non… …
29International Bureau of Weights and Measures — The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau international des poids et mesures, in French), is an international standards organization, one of three such organizations established to maintain the International System of Units (SI)… …
30international unit — Pharm. 1. an internationally agreed upon standard, as measured by bioassay, to which samples of a substance, as a drug or hormone, are compared to ascertain their relative potency. 2. the particular quantity of such a substance, which causes a… …
