Hypernyms for "weight unit"
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apothecaries'' unit
apothecaries'' weight
arroba
carat
cattie
catty
centner
crith
dag
decagram
decigram
dekagram
dg
dkg
doppelzentner
frail
g
gm
grain
gram
gram atom
gram molecule
gram-atomic weight
gramme
hectogram
hg
hundredweight
kg
kilo
kilogram
last
maund
mcg
metric grain
metric hundredweight
metric ton
mg
microgram
milligram
mol
mole
MT
myg
myriagram
nanogram
ng
obolus
oka
picul
pood
quintal
rotl
t
tael
tod
tonne
troy unit
welterweight
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.