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Significados de distance unit en inglés

ruso
меры длины
portugués
unidade de comprimento
español
unidades de longitud
catalán
unitat de longitud

Way of measuring length or distance.

unidades de longitud
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Examples for "unit of length"
Examples for "unit of length"
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The basic unit of length is the nanometer: one-billionth of a meter.
Nano
2
Such length being found, we divide it by ten, and thus obtain what is called the unit of length.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887
3
I remember it gave some tiny little units of length and time.
The Hyperion Cantos
4
(An angstrom unit -A- is anexceedinglyshortunit of length-10billionths of a centimeter, or about 4 billionths of an inch.)
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives
1
It's the same unit of distance, just with a prefix.
Wired
2
The figure shows it during four seconds, or any other unit , of time, and also for any unit of distance.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886
3
I have reckoned the 'li,' the Chinese unit of distance, as equivalent to 0.26 of a mile.
The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
4
A parsec is a unit of distance, not time, so why would Solo use it to explain how quickly his ship could travel?
Wired
5
For now, let me just say parsecs is a unit of distance where 1 parsec = 3.26 light years = 3.08 x 1016 meters.
Wired
Uso de distance unit en inglés
1
A quick note about the units - there are no distance units.
Wired
2
With very large things it's often useful to use very large distance units.
Wired
3
Let's go over the three most common distance units in astronomy.
Wired
4
Here, the distance units are not meters.
Wired
5
I am going to measure the gravitational field (g) using some arbitrary distance units (not meters).
Wired
6
Next I will measure the period of a pendulum and record the length in these same non-meter distance units.
Wired
7
Here is a plot of radiation pressure as a function of distance squared (in distance units of A.U.
Wired