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

acre (noun)

a unit for measuring the surface area of land, equal to 4,047 square metres

are (noun)

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

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 kilometres 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 metres squared

bushel (noun)

a unit for measuring grain, vegetables etc equal to 36.4 litres in the UK or 35.24 litres in the US

carat (noun)

a unit for measuring the weight of diamonds and other jewels. It is equal to 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 shop, measured in square feet

g (abbreviation)

gram

gr. (abbreviation)

gram

grain (noun)

an old unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.065 gram

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 metres

hundredweight (noun)

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

hundredweight (noun)

American a unit for measuring weight that is equal to 100 pounds or 45.36 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: a unit for measuring weight, equal to 0.454 kilograms

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. The written abbreviation for ounce is oz

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 US and the UK, 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)

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

ton (noun)

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

wt (abbreviation)

weight