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base unit

base unit noun: a unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.

Noun

base unit (plural base units)

  1. A unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.
    • The SI unit of velocity is metres per second, derived from the base units metre and second.
  2. The main unit of a computer or hi-fi system.
    • When upgrading her computer she bought a new base unit but kept the screen, keyboard and mouse.

base unit meaning in Tamil

base unit in Tamil

அடிப்படையலகு

Synonyms of base unit

Antonyms

Forms of base unit

pluralbase units

Questions about base unit

What does base unit mean?
Base unit means a unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.
What is base unit in Tamil?
Base unit in Tamil is அடிப்படையலகு. See Base unit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is base unit?
Base unit is a noun.
What is the plural of base unit?
The plural of base unit is base units.

Words near base unit in the dictionary

  1. base station subsystem
  2. base station subsystems
  3. base stations
  4. base tunnel
  5. base tunnels
  6. base unit
  7. base units
  8. base upon
  9. base wallah
  10. base wallahs
  11. base yard

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Adapted from Wiktionary: base unit (page history and authors); base unit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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