MASS UNIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mass unit mean? 

• MASS UNIT (noun)
  The noun MASS UNIT has 1 sense:

1. a unit of measurement for mass

  Familiarity information: MASS UNIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASS UNIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of measurement for mass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("mass unit" is a kind of...):

unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mass unit"):

atomic mass unit (unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules)

mass number; nucleon number (the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus)

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)

slug (a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms)

 Context examples 

A mass unit equal to one thousand daltons.

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