Synonyms and Antonyms for avoirdupois-unit
1. avoirdupois unit (n.)
any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
- pound
- short ton
- oz.
- avoirdupois
- avoirdupois weight
- long ton
- British system
- gross ton
- English system
- lb
- net ton
- cwt
- ton
- British Imperial System
- quintal
- centner
- megaton
- dram
- hundredweight
- half pound
- short hundredweight
- long hundredweight
- mass unit
- quarter pound
- kiloton
- ounce
- grain
- cental
- stone
- quarter
2. avoirdupois (n.)
excess bodily weight
3. avoirdupois (n.)
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
4. unit (n.)
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- unit of measurement
- sound unit
- definite quantity
- weight
- point
- measuring unit
- volume unit
- metric
- diopter
- displacement unit
- capacity unit
- metric unit
- force unit
- dioptre
- MIPS
- pressure unit
- trillion floating point operations per second
- denier
- electromagnetic unit
- linear unit
- cubage unit
- carat
- square measure
- cubic measure
- million instructions per second
- explosive unit
- million floating point operations per second
- absorption unit
- linear measure
- area unit
- work unit
- printing unit
- unit of viscosity
- temperature unit
- langley
- MFLOP
- bit
- Brinell number
- electrostatic unit
- miles per gallon
- telephone unit
- capacity measure
- acceleration unit
- pain unit
- monetary unit
- mass unit
- energy unit
- heat unit
- angular unit
- emu
- teraflop
- cubic content unit
- karat
- weight unit
- kt
- measuring block
- megaflop
- cubature unit
- computer memory unit
5. unit (n.)
an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
6. unit (n.)
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
- military unit
- force
- social unit
- family
- general delivery
- house
- household
- task force
- administrative body
- gang
- home
- scout troop
- fifth column
- administrative unit
- organisation
- crew
- member
- scout group
- military group
- ICU
- intensive care unit
- working party
- working group
- military force
- political unit
- combination
- menage
- political entity
- company
- outfit
- squad
- poste restante
- work party
- side
- klavern
- troop
- den
- team
- organization
- Trojan horse
- instrumentality
8. unit (n.)
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
9. unit (n.)
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
