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Meanings of unit of length in inglês

russo
меры длины
português
unidade de comprimento
espanhol
unidades de longitud
catalão
unitat de longitud

Way of measuring length or distance.

unidade de comprimento
Usage of unit of length in inglês
1
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.)
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