SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does system of weights mean? 

• SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS (noun)
  The noun SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS has 1 sense:

1. a system of units used to express the weight of something

  Familiarity information: SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A system of units used to express the weight of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

system of weights; weight

Hypernyms ("system of weights" is a kind of...):

metric; system of measurement (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "system of weights"):

avoirdupois; avoirdupois weight (a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains))

troy; troy weight (a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains)

 Context examples 

An international decimal system of weights and measures, in which the basic units are the meter for length, the gram for weight, and the liter for volume.

(Metric System, NCI Thesaurus)

The International System of Units (Systeme International d'Unites, SI) is a decimal system of weights and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units established through the Treaty of the Meter (Convention du Metre) signed in Paris in 1875 and currently signed by 48 nations including all the major industrialized countries.

(International System of Units, NCI Thesaurus)