International System of Units (SI) — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

International System of Units (SI)

راژمان ِ جهانی ِ یکاها

râžmân-e jahâni-ye yekâhâ

Fr.: système international des unités

The metric system of units based on the → meter, → kilogram, → second, → ampere, → kelvin, and → candela. Also called MSKA system. Other SI units are → hertz, → radian, → newton, → joule, → watt, → coulomb, → volt, → ohm, → farad, → weber, and → tesla.

See also: → international; → system;
→ unit.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics