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noun Physics.

one of the units, as mass, length, time, or electric current, taken as a basis for a system of units in the sciences.

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Also called fundamental unit.

Words nearby base unit

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How to use base unit in a sentence

That number probably represented the base unit of Mesoamerican calendars, which were used to organize ritual activities, the scientists say.
Lidar reveals a possible blueprint for many Olmec and Maya ceremonial sites|Bruce Bower|October 25, 2021|Science News
Whether you want portable WiFi for travel, or you’re looking for a strong connection when you happen to be away from your home base unit, you need something you can rely on that won’t be overly complicated or difficult to manage.
Best portable WiFi: Five things to consider when you want internet connection anywhere|PopSci Commerce Team|February 19, 2021|Popular-Science
Setting up a base unit and test driving it for a bit—with the understanding that you can add elements later—is an efficient way to approach the initial install.
Best home security system: Keep your family and property safe|PopSci Commerce Team|January 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

If ISIS “came into a base and killed hundreds of troops, then people would ask a lot more questions.”
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Huckabee will also need to establish a reliable fundraising base, something that up until now has proved to be elusive.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The upper part of the stem is usually unbranched, but whorls of branches occur towards the base.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
It is a vile world because it is an under-educated world, unreasonable, suspicious, base and ferocious.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In ordinary work, however, it is safer to base the distinction upon size than upon structure.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
As a fighting unit they are on their last legs and when they will be set upon their feet again Lord K. knows.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
If he married that base-born creature Dorothy, no respectable person would ever enter the house.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie

British Dictionary definitions for base unit

base unit

noun

physics any of the fundamental units in a system of measurement. The base SI units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole

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