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Definition of Systeme international
1. Noun. A complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela). "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
Generic synonyms: Metric System
Lexicographical Neighbors of Systeme International
Literary usage of Systeme international
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing ...edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher (1995)
"The generally adopted abbreviation, SI, is taken from the French name: Le Systeme
International D'Unites. The SI metric system is now either obligatory or ..."
2. Revolution in Measurement: Western European Weights and Measures Since the by Ronald Edward Zupko (1990)
"... Guide pratique de mesures et essais industriels (Vol. l, Paris, l899); Raymond
Allard, Le systeme international de mesures (Paris, l965); G. Allix, ..."
3. Outlines of the Evolution of Weights and Measures and the Metric System by William Hallock, Herbert Treadwell Wade (1906)
"... systeme international, abbreviated to SI or SJ The shape of this thread is
practically the same as that of the US standard adopted by the US Navy ..."
4. Outlines of the Evolution of Weights and Measures and the Metric System by William Hallock, Herbert Treadwell Wade (1906)
"With slight modifications it was adopted as an international standard for shape
of thread and pitch, and is now known as the systeme international, ..."