fundamental_measure (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *fundamental measure*:
NOUN	quantity	fundamental measure, fundamental quantity	one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement

English > *fundamental measure*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement.
Synonym	fundamental quantity
Narrower	length	The linear extent in space from one end to the other
	mass	The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
	temperature	The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment / environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Broader	measure, quantity, amount	How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

HyperDic: fundamental_measure