| NOUN | quantity | weight unit, metric weight unit | a decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | weight unit, weight | a unit used to measure weight |
| Meaning | A unit used to measure weight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | weight | |
| Narrower | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight | Any weight unit used in pharmacy |
| arroba | A unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries | |
| catty, cattie | Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) | |
| crith | The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure) | |
| frail | The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs | |
| last | A unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds | |
| maund | A unit of weight used in Asia | |
| obolus | A Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram | |
| oka | A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds | |
| picul | A unit of weight used in some parts of Asia | |
| pood | A Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds | |
| rotl | A unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean | |
| tael | A unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces | |
| tod | A unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds | |
| troy unit | Any of the unit of the troy system of weights | |
| welterweight | A weight of 28 pounds | |
| Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
| Spanish | unidad de peso | |
| Catalan | unitat de pes | |
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