Synonyms and antonyms of Units for measuring length or width in British Thesaurus

bore (noun)

British a unit for measuring the inside of a gun barrel

centimeter ()

the American spelling of centimetre

centimetre (noun)

a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are 100 centimetres in one metre.

cm (abbreviation)

centimetre

cubit (noun)

an old unit for measuring length, equal to the distance from your elbow to your wrist

foot (noun)

a unit used for measuring length, containing 12 inches and equal to about 30 centimetres

ft (abbreviation)

foot, or feet

in. (abbreviation)

inch: or inches

inch (noun)

a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot

length (noun)

a measurement of how big a book or piece of writing is

meter ()

an American spelling of metre

metre (noun)

maths a unit for measuring length in the metric system, containing 100 centimetres

micron (noun)

a unit for measuring very small lengths in the metric system. There are one million microns in a metre.

millimeter ()

the American spelling of millimetre

millimetre (noun)

a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are 1000 millimetres in a metre.

mm (abbreviation)

millimetre

nanometre (noun)

a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are one billion (=one thousand million) nanometres in a metre.

pace (noun)

a unit for measuring distance based on the length of a single step when you walk

yard (noun)

a unit for measuring length. There are three feet or 36 inches in a yard. One yard is equal to 0.91 metres.

yardage (noun)

a distance or size of something measured in yards or square yards

yd (abbreviation)

yard