metric weight unit

/ˌmɛtrɪk weɪt ˌjunət/

Definitions of metric weight unit

1. noun

   a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
   synonyms: weight unit

   types:

   mcg, microgram

   one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram

   mg, milligram

   one thousandth (1/1,000) gram

   nanogram, ng

   one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram

   grain, metric grain

   a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

   decigram, dg

   1/10 gram

   carat

   a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

   g, gm, gram, gramme

   a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

   gram atom, gram-atomic weight

   the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element

   gram molecule, mol, mole

   the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg

   10 grams

   hectogram, hg

   100 grams

   kg, kilo, kilogram

   one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   myg, myriagram

   one ten thousandth of a centner

   centner

   in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms

   centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight

   a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

   quintal

   a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

   MT, metric ton, t, tonne

   a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

   key

   a kilogram of a narcotic drug

   type of:

   metric, metric unit

   a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)

   mass unit

   a unit of measurement for mass