base unit

English

Noun

base unit (plural base units)

A unit of measurement on which others are based.
The SI unit of velocity is metres per second, derived from the base units of time and distance.
The main unit of a computer or hi-fi system.
When upgrading her computer she bought a new base unit but kept the screen, keyboard and mouse.

Translations

a unit of measurement on which others are based

Finnish: perusyksikkö (fi)
Hungarian: alapegység (hu)

Irish: bunaonad m

the main unit of a computer or hi-fi system

Finnish: kone (fi) (computer); soitin (fi) (HiFi system)

Irish: bonnaonad m

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