Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange;
- Example: "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"- Example: "a unit of wheat is a bushel"- Example: "change per unit volume"[syn: unit of measurement, unit]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unit of measurement
n 1: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of
measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States
unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change
per unit volume" [syn: unit of measurement, unit]