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International System   /ˌɪntərnˈæʃənəl sˈɪstəm/   Listen
International System

noun
1.
A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela).  Synonyms: International System of Units, SI, SI system, SI unit, Systeme International, Systeme International d'Unites.






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... partisan of neutrality, remarked to me that German "Kultur," as revealed during the present war, is dissociated from every sense of duty, obligation, chivalry, honour, and is become a potent poison which the remainder of humanity must endeavour by all efficacious methods to banish from the international system. ...
— England and Germany • Emile Joseph Dillon



Words linked to "International System" :   metric system



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