noun
a 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)
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Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites
• Syn: ↑Systeme International d'Unites, ↑SI system, ↑SI, ↑SI unit, ↑International System of Units, ↑International System
• Hypernyms: ↑metric system
Useful english dictionary. 2012.