Meanings
abbreviation SI
- metrologyA standard set of units of measurement for use in scientific literature worldwide. The newest and most widespread version of the metric system.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 國際單位制 /国际单位制, 萬國公制 /万国公制
- 國際單位制 /国际单位制standard set of basic units of measurement
- 萬國公制 /万国公制 (maan⁶ gwok³ gung¹ zai³)standard set of basic units of measurement
Chinese Mandarin 國際單位制 /国际单位制, 萬國公制 /万国公制
- 國際單位制 /国际单位制 (Guójì Dānwèi zhì)standard set of basic units of measurement
- 萬國公制 /万国公制 (Wànguó Gōngzhì)standard set of basic units of measurement
Dutch SI-stelsel
- SI-stelselstandard set of basic units of measurement
Finnish SI-järjestelmä
- SI-järjestelmästandard set of basic units of measurement
French Système international d'unités, Système international
- Système international d'unitésstandard set of basic units of measurement
- Système internationalstandard set of basic units of measurement
Greek Διεθνές Σύστημα Μονάδων
- Διεθνές Σύστημα Μονάδων (Diethnés Sýstima Monádon)standard set of basic units of measurement
Hungarian SI-mértékegységrendszer, SI-mértékrendszer
- SI-mértékegységrendszerstandard set of basic units of measurement
- SI-mértékrendszerstandard set of basic units of measurement
Italian Sistema internazionale di unità di misura
- Sistema internazionale di unità di misurastandard set of basic units of measurement
Japanese 国際単位系
- 国際単位系 (Kokusai Tan'ikei)standard set of basic units of measurement
Korean 국제단위계
- 국제단위계 (gukjedanwigye)standard set of basic units of measurement
Latin Systema Internationale Unitatum
- Systema Internationale Unitatumstandard set of basic units of measurement
Malay Sistem Unit Antarabangsa
- Sistem Unit Antarabangsastandard set of basic units of measurement
Polish Międzynarodowy Układ Jednostek Miar
- Międzynarodowy Układ Jednostek Miarstandard set of basic units of measurement
Portuguese Sistema Internacional
- Sistema Internacionalstandard set of basic units of measurement
Romanian Sistemul Internațional de Unități (de măsură), Sistemul Internațional
- Sistemul Internațional de Unități (de măsură)standard set of basic units of measurement
- Sistemul Internaționalstandard set of basic units of measurement
Russian Междунаро́дная систе́ма едини́ц, СИ
- Междунаро́дная систе́ма едини́ц (Meždunaródnaja sistéma jediníc)standard set of basic units of measurement
- СИstandard set of basic units of measurement
Spanish Sistema Internacional de Unidades
- Sistema Internacional de Unidadesstandard set of basic units of measurement
Tamil அனைத்துலக முறை அலகுகள்
- அனைத்துலக முறை அலகுகள் (aṉaittulaka muṟai alakukaḷ)standard set of basic units of measurement
Thai ระบบหน่วยวัดระหว่างประเทศ
- ระบบหน่วยวัดระหว่างประเทศstandard set of basic units of measurement
Turkish Uluslararası Birim Sistemi, Uluslararası Ölçüm Sistemi
- Uluslararası Birim Sistemistandard set of basic units of measurement
- Uluslararası Ölçüm Sistemistandard set of basic units of measurement
- SIstandard set of basic units of measurement
Cite this entry
International System of Units. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20System%20of%20Units
“International System of Units.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20System%20of%20Units. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “International System of Units,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/International%20System%20of%20Units.
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