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metre-tonne-second

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
me-tre--ton-ne-sec-ond
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system of units formerly used as a national standard internationally, especially for France and the Soviet Union.

Uncountable

Etymology

From metre + tonne + second. From the base units of this version of the metric system.

Usage

Inflected Forms

meter-tonne-second (alternative) metre-ton-second (alternative) meter-ton-second (alternative)

Derived Forms

MTS

Phrases

centimetre-gram-second metre-kilogram-second

Frequently Paired Words

centimetre-gram-second metre-kilogram-second SI cgs MKS

Synonyms

MTS

Questions

What does metre-tonne-second mean?
A system of units formerly used as a national standard internationally, especially for France and the Soviet Union.
Where does metre-tonne-second come from?
From metre + tonne + second. From the base units of this version of the metric system.

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