absolute unit

US/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈju.nɪt/US/ˌæb.səˈljut ˈju.nɪt/

noun

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

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Meanings

absolute unit1

nounabsolute unit (plural absolute units)

plural absolute units

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

absolute unit2

nounabsolute unit (plural absolute units)

plural absolute units

  1. AustraliaInternetUKhumorousAn 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".

    2006 February 15, “Sticky Beak”, in Liverpool Leader, Factiva:LIVLEA0020060215e22f00005

    Synonyms: big boy

  2. broadlyAnything 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.”

    2019 April 18, Reid McCarter, “Bad news, everyone: Elon Musk has discovered the ‘absolute unit’ meme”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn exceptionally large or stout person.

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Origin

absolute unit · noun

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

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absolute unit · noun

Compounded of British colloquial senses of absolute (“utter, complete”) + unit (“physically large person”). Attested from the 2010s.

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Translations

Spanish grandullón, grandulón
  • grandullónTranslations
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  • mangansónTranslations
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  • tarajalludoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

absolute unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20unit

MLA

“absolute unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20unit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absolute unit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absolute%20unit.

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