International System of Units

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• International System of Units — SI redirects here. For other uses, see Si (disambiguation). Cover of brochure The International System of Units The International System of Units[1] (abbreviated SI from French: Système international d unités[2]) is the modern …   Wikipedia

• International System of Units — noun Date: 1932 a system of units based on the metric system and developed and refined by international convention especially for scientific work abbreviation SI …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• International system — The term international system may refer to:* In politics, international relations * In the sciences, the International System of Units (SI) …   Wikipedia

• Mks system of units — A physical system of units that expresses any given measurement using fundamental units of the metre, kilogram, and/or second (mks). Historically the mks system of units led to the International System of Units. The SI system now serves as the… …   Wikipedia

• Centimetre gram second system of units — The centimetre gram second system (CGS) is a system of physical units. It is always the same for mechanical units, but there are several variants of electric additions. It was replaced by the MKS, or metre kilogram second system, which in turn… …   Wikipedia

• Metre-tonne-second system of units — The metre tonne second or mts system of units is a system of physical units. It was invented in France, hence the unit names sthène and pièze, and was adopted only by the Soviet Union in 1933, and abolished there in 1955. It was built on the same …   Wikipedia

• International standard — International standards are standards developed by international standards organisations. International standards are available for consideration and use, worldwide.International standards may be used either by direct application or by a process… …   Wikipedia

• Units of measurement — Weights and measures redirects here. For other uses, see Weights and measures (disambiguation). The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and… …   Wikipedia

• Units of textile measurement — Textile is measured in various units, such as: the denier and tex (linear mass density of fibres), super S (fineness of wool fiber), worst count, and yield (the inverse of denier and tex). Yarn is spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing …   Wikipedia

• International Electrotechnical Commission — The International Electrotechnical Commission [cite web |url=http://www.iec.ch/tiss/iec/stat 2001e.pdf |title=IEC Statutes and Rules of Procedure |date=2006 06 23 |format=PDF |work= |publisher=IEC |pages=30] (IEC) is a not for profit, non… …   Wikipedia

• International Bureau of Weights and Measures — The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau international des poids et mesures, in French), is an international standards organization, one of three such organizations established to maintain the International System of Units (SI)… …   Wikipedia