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| term | definition |
|---|---|
| metric system | a decimal system of weights |
| lenght | the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river |
| mass | a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough. |
| volume | a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book. |
| meter | the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian |
| liter | a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. |
| gram | a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g |
| weight | the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. |
| gravity | the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. |
| scale | Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales. |
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