Term: systeme international d'unites: 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)
Broader: metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | Unrelated: dairyman: a man who works in a dairy
Broader: metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | Unrelated: smack: a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
Broader: metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | Unrelated: brook thistle: of central and southwestern Europe
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Broader: metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | Unrelated: heart valve: an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve
Broader: metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second | Unrelated: cabinet wood: moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork
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