Meanings
noununit of measure (plural units of measure, abbreviation UOM)
plural units of measure · abbreviation UOM
- Any standardized, reproducible unit that can be used to measure any physical property.
Synonyms: unit of measurement, unit
proper noun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny standardized, reproducible unit that can be used to measure any physical property.
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Catalan unitat de mesurament
- unitat de mesuramentstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Chinese Mandarin 單位 /单位, 計量單位 /计量单位
- 單位 /单位 (dānwèi)standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
- 計量單位 /计量单位 (jìliàng dānwèi)standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Danish måleenhed
- måleenhedstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Dutch meeteenheid
- meeteenheidstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Esperanto mezurunuo
- mezurunuostandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Finnish mittayksikkö
- mittayksikköstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
French unité de mesure
- unité de mesurestandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
German Maßeinheit
- Maßeinheitstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Hungarian mértékegység
- mértékegységstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Icelandic mælieining
- mælieiningstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Irish aonad tomhais
- aonad tomhaisstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Māori waeine
- waeinestandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Norwegian Bokmål måleenhet
- måleenhetstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Polish jednostka miary
- jednostka miarystandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Portuguese unidade de medida
- unidade de medidastandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Russian едини́ца измере́ния
- едини́ца измере́ния (jediníca izmerénija)standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Spanish unidad de medida
- unidad de medidastandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Tagalog isahin ng sukat
- isahin ng sukatstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Turkish ölçü birimi
- ölçü birimistandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Ukrainian одини́ця вимі́рювання
- одини́ця вимі́рювання (odynýcja vymírjuvannja)standardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
Welsh uned fesur
- uned fesurstandardized, reproducible measuring a physical property
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APA
unit of measure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unit%20of%20measure
MLA
“unit of measure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unit%20of%20measure. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unit of measure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unit%20of%20measure.
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