International System
Americannoun
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The English name for Système International [d'Unites], a decimal system of units used mainly in scientific work, in which the basic quantities are length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, amount of matter, and luminous intensity. In addition, the International System uses two supplementary units to measure plane angles and solid angles.
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See Table at measurement
Example Sentences
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The customary units we use legally are defined in terms of the International System of Units units.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2018
In the International System, the SI unit of speed is the metre per second.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2016
As the National Nanotechnology Initiative explains, “In the International System of Units, the prefix ‘nano’ means one-billionth, or 10-9; therefore one nanometer is one-billionth of a meter.”
From Slate • Sep. 6, 2016
The kilogram is the last physical unit in the International System of Units defined by a physical artifact, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Sèvres, France.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2013
But, whenever introduced, it should be made plain that the books are auxiliary only to the International System of Bible study.
From Seven Graded Sunday Schools A Series of Practical Papers by Various
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