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base unit

noun

Definitions

  1. A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which…

    A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.

    • The SI unit of velocity is metres per second, derived from the base units metre and second.

  2. The main unit of a computer or hi-fi system.

    • When upgrading her computer she bought a new base unit but kept the screen, keyboard and mouse.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for base unit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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