noun
a linear unit of distance in metric terms
• Hypernyms: ↑linear unit, ↑linear measure, ↑metric unit, ↑metric
• Hyponyms:
↑femtometer, ↑femtometre, ↑fermi, ↑picometer, ↑picometre, ↑micromicron, ↑angstrom, ↑angstrom unit, ↑A, ↑nanometer, ↑nanometre, ↑nm, ↑millimicron, ↑micromillimeter, ↑micromillimetre, ↑micron, ↑micrometer, ↑millimeter, ↑millimetre, ↑mm, ↑centimeter, ↑centimetre, ↑cm, ↑decimeter, ↑decimetre, ↑dm, ↑meter, ↑metre, ↑m, ↑decameter, ↑dekameter, ↑decametre, ↑dekametre, ↑dam, ↑dkm, ↑hectometer, ↑hectometre, ↑hm, ↑kilometer, ↑kilometre, ↑km, ↑klick, ↑myriameter, ↑myriametre, ↑mym
Useful english dictionary. 2012.