Synonyms and antonyms of Units for measuring weight, area or volume in American Thesaurus

acre (noun)

a unit for measuring the surface area of land, equal to 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square meters

are (noun)

a unit for measuring area in the metric system. One are is equal to 100 square meters.

area (noun)

maths the amount of space that the surface of a place or shape covers. Area is expressed in square units, such as square kilometers or square miles

BMI (noun)

body mass index: a measurement of the amount of fat in someone’s body, calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared

bushel (noun)

a unit for measuring grain, vegetables, etc. equal to 35.24 liters in the U.S. or 36.4 liters in the U.K.

carat (noun)

a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other jewels. It equals 0.2 grams

centigram (noun)

a unit for measuring weight in the metric system. There are 100 centigrams in one gram.

ct. (abbreviation)

carat

cu. (abbreviation)

cubic

cubic (adjective)

cubic units are used for measuring volume (=the amount of space in an object)

cubic (adjective)

measured in cubic units

cwt (abbreviation)

hundredweight

footage (noun)

the size of the area covered by a building, especially a store, measured in square feet

g. (abbreviation)

gram

gr. (abbreviation)

gram

grain (noun)

an old unit for measuring weight, equal to .065 grams

gram (noun)

a unit for measuring weight in the metric system. There are 1,000 grams in a kilogram.

gramme ()

another spelling of gram

ha (abbreviation)

hectare

hectare (noun)

a unit for measuring an area of land, equal to 10,000 square meters

hundredweight (noun)

American a unit for measuring weight that is equal to 100 pounds or 45.36 kilograms

hundredweight (noun)

British a unit for measuring weight that is equal to 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms

kg (abbreviation)

kilogram

kilo (noun)

a kilogram

kilogram (noun)

a unit for measuring weight in the metric system, containing 1000 grams. The written abbreviation is kg.

lb. (abbreviation)

pound

metric ton (noun)

a unit for measuring weight, containing 1000 kilograms

mg (abbreviation)

milligram

milligram (noun)

a unit for measuring weight in the metric system. There are 1000 milligrams in one gram.

ounce (noun)

a unit for measuring weight, equal to 28.35 grams

oz. (abbreviation)

ounce

peck (noun)

a unit for measuring the amount of something dry such as grain or fruit, containing eight quarts

pound (noun)

a unit for measuring weight, used in several countries including the U.S. and the U.K., containing 16 ounces and equal to 0.454 kilograms. Its written abbreviation is lb.

quarter (noun)

British a unit for measuring weight, containing four ounces and equal to 0.113 kilograms

seer (noun)

Indian English a former unit of weight in India equal to about 0.9 kilograms

square (adjective)

maths square units are used for measuring the area of something

st (abbreviation)

stones

stone (noun)

British a unit for measuring weight containing 14 pounds, equal to 6.35 kilograms. This is used especially when talking about someone’s weight.

ton (noun)

American a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,000 pounds and equal to 907 kilograms

ton (noun)

British a unit for measuring weight, containing 2,240 pounds and equal to 1,016 kilograms

tonne (noun)

a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1,000 kilograms. A tonne is also called a metric ton.

troy weight (noun)

a system for measuring the weight of jewels and metals such as gold and silver