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milliamperesnoun

/ˌmɪliˈæmpɪərz/ /ˌmɪliˈæmˌpɪərz/

One thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

"The phone charger provides 500 milliamperes of current to quickly charge the battery. "

cordnoun

/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.

"The family needed to buy four cords of firewood for the winter. "

legionsnoun

/ˈliːdʒənz/

A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery

"Although smaller in size than modern armies, the Roman legions were highly effective due to their combined strength of infantry, cavalry, and siege weaponry. "

urnnoun

/ɜːn/ /ɝn/

A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.

"The recipe called for three urns of wine to make the traditional stew. "

fenciblenoun

/ˈfɛnsɪbəl/

A soldier in such a unit.

"During the historical reenactment, the fencible, dressed in his period uniform, stood guard at the fort's entrance. "

nanogramsnoun

/ˈnænoʊɡræmz/ /ˈnænəɡræmz/

A unit of mass equal to 0.000 000 001 grams. Symbol: ng

"The lab test detected only a few nanograms of the pesticide in the apple. "

milliamperenoun

/ˌmɪliˈæmpɪr/ /ˌmɪliˈæmpɪər/

One thousandth (10-3) of an ampere.

"The small battery in my calculator only provides 10 milliamperes of current. "

combnoun

/kəʊm/ /koʊm/ /kɒmb/ /kuːm/

An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.

"The farmer sold his harvest in units of combs, each comb representing half a quarter of a bushel of corn. "

nutnoun

[nɐt] /nʌt/

En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.

"The teacher measured the whiteboard's height using a nut, which was equal to half the standard classroom whiteboard height. "

gangverb

/ɡæŋ/

To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.

"The children ganged their colorful crayons together to create a long, vibrant drawing. "

hectometresnoun

/ˈhɛktəˌmiːtəz/ /ˈhɛktəˌmɛtərz/

An SI unit of length equal to 102 metres. Symbol: hm

"The runners completed a five hectometres sprint in the stadium. "

handspannoun

/ˈhændˌspæn/ /ˈhænˌspæn/

The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement

"The young child described the fish she caught as being a handspan long. "

threenoun

/θɹiː/ /fɹiː/

Anything measuring three units, as length.

"Put all the threes in a separate container."

measurenoun

/ˈmɛʒə/ /ˈmɛʒɚ/

A prescribed quantity or extent.

"The recipe calls for a precise measure of baking soda. "

gammasnoun

/ˈɡæməz/

A non-SI unit of measure of magnetic flux density, equal to 1 nT.

"The sensitive magnetometer detected changes in the Earth's magnetic field as small as a few gammas. "

cupnoun

/kʌp/

A customary unit of measure

"The recipe calls for two cups of flour. "

boronoun

/ˈbʌroʊ/ /ˈbɜːroʊ/

Other similar administrative units in cities and states in various parts of the world.

""The city council decided to allocate more funds to each boro to improve local schools and parks." "

offpreposition

/ɔːf/ /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/

Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.

"The store is selling packs of pencils, ten pencils off. "

machenoun

/ˈmɑːʃeɪ/

A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu.

"The scientist measured the air's mache to determine the level of radon exposure in the lab. "

emsnoun

/ɛmz/

A unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.

""The heading in the document was set to 24 ems, making it much larger than the body text." "