Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 國際單位 /国际单位
- 國際單位 /国际单位 (guójì dānwèi)international unit
Danish international enhed
- international enhedinternational unit
French unité internationale
- unité internationaleinternational unit
Italian unità internazionale
- unità internazionaleinternational unit
Japanese 国際単位
- 国際単位 (kokusai tan'i)international unit
Korean 국제 단위
- 국제 단위 (gukje danwi)international unit
Romanian unitate internațională
- unitate internaționalăinternational unit
Spanish unidad internacional
- unidad internacionalinternational unit
Cite this entry
APA
international unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20unit
MLA
“international unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20unit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “international unit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/international%20unit.
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