absolute unit

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noun

a unit of measurement forming part of the electromagnetic cgs system, such as an abampere or abcoulomb

a unit of measurement forming part of a system of units that includes a unit of force defined so that it is independent of the acceleration of free fall

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Words nearby absolute unit

absolute pitch, absolute space, absolute temperature, absolute temperature scale, absolute threshold, absolute unit, absolute value, absolute viscosity, absolute zero, absolution, absolutism

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How to use absolute unit in a sentence

Free of all outward restraints, forms, commands and laws you are an absolute unit of God power in the universe.
Supreme Personality|Delmer Eugene Croft
In the absence of an absolute unit of comparison the best way must be largely a matter of opinion.
Letters from an Old Railway Official|Charles DeLano Hine
He was searching for the truth, that there is no absolute unit in Space.
Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation|Jesse H. Jones
The sentient, thinking being, which I call self, is an absolute unit.
A Theory of Creation: A Review of 'Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'|Francis Bowen

There is no absolute unit of Space; or, in other words, all division is in Space, but Space is indivisible.
Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation|Jesse H. Jones