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absolute unit

noun
/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈju.nɪt/US

Etymology

Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) + unit. Attested from the 19th century. Compare various scientific terms with prefix ab-, such as abohm.

Definitions

  1. A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.

  2. An exceptionally large or stout person.

    • Liverpool BMX president Neil Cameron said, despite the name, [Kama Kazi] is a "lovely bloke", "great with the kids" and also an "absolute unit".

  3. Anything exceptionally large for its type.

    • In response to an already pretty embarrassing MIT Technology Review tweet calling the world’s biggest airplane an absolute unit, Musk stopped giggling into his hands just long enough to reply, “I’m an absolute unit too.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA