| 单词 | metric unit |
| 例句 | But the two men began by clapping in the rapid metric units of flamenco dancers — a device to which they returned toward the duet’s end. Silas Riener and Michael Ingle Dance Tere O’Connor’s Vision 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z They’re the greengrocer who thinks that metric units of measurement are inherently treasonous. Ooh, Matron! Why Carry On films refuse to remain dead 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z For example, the new airline might want metric units displayed instead of U.S. units. Boeing delays 767 and Air Force tanker deliveries over supplier error 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In this text we shall use whatever metric units are most convenient for a given situation. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Use this information to derive a conversion factor between the English and metric units. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The proper metric unit of density in that system is kg/m3. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z While the bloc normally requires members to use the metric system, it allowed Britain, while a member, to label its produce in some imperial units alongside metric units. Britain wants to revive imperial measurements to mark Queen's jubilee 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The BBC understands there is not expected to be any move away from metric units. Imperial measurement review to mark Jubilee 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z While the European Union currently requires members to use the metric system alone, it had allowed Britain, when it was a member, to label its produce in imperial units alongside metric units. Britain Signals Intent to Revert to the Imperial System 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Use this information to find a conversion factor between the English and metric units. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z The fundamental metric unit of length is the meter, originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance along Earth’s surface from the equator to the pole. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A mix-up between English and metric units caused the Mars Climate Orbiter to be ripped apart in the atmosphere. NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity Concludes a 15-Year Mission 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Now, metric units are the official units for every nation on Earth, apart from Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States. Scientists say goodbye to physical definition of the kilogram 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z This rule applies even in the United States, where the government has been quietly using metric units since 1893. The Kilogram’s Long, Slow Climb to Harmony 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z To describe to a European how houses are constructed in the US, the dimensions of “two-by-four” lumber must be converted into metric units. Chemistry 2019-02-14T00:00:00Z Because other metric units are currently defined using the kilogram, once its definition changes, theirs will need to be updated too. Why we’re killing the kilogram for a new one 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z And so the kilogram, the only metric unit still based on a solitary object, will be reborn. In the balance: scientists vote on first change to kilogram in a century 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z And Americans are always turned off by the use of metric units. Climate Activists Are Lousy Salesmen 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z In one of NASA’s most embarrassing failures, the Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft, was lost in 1999 because of a mix-up between English and metric units. What to Expect When NASA’s Spacecraft Juno Gets to Jupiter 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Ditto for quick problems like metric unit conversions. Why You'll Actually Want to Use Microsoft's New Web Browser 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z An investigation said the "root cause" of the loss was the "failed translation of English units into metric units" in a piece of ground software. 10 big miscalculations 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Swapping between, for example, United States customary units and metric units is as simple as tapping on the words and selecting a different measurement standard from the list that slides into view. App Smart: Pound for Kilogram, Some Easier Ways to Make Conversions 2014-04-02T19:51:44Z Investigators have attributed the failed 1999 Climate Orbiter mission to human error: The flight software used metric units while the ground system that wrote the code used Imperial measures. History littered with failed Mars probes 2012-08-02T22:57:54Z It is also working on simple changes, like allowing paperwork submissions in metric units rather than imperial units. Green Column: International Interest Grows in Green-Building Certification 2012-03-07T14:29:19Z Already electrical, chemical and optical manufacturing concerns use the metric units and system exclusively. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 It is 251.9 times greater than the metric unit, therm or calorie, which is the amount of heat required to raise one gramme of water from 4 degrees to 5 degrees centigrade. The Story of Electricity Written shorthand for micro-; techspeak when applied to metric units, jargon when used otherwise. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 It is well known that the United States and Great Britain have lost a vast amount of foreign commerce in competition with Germany and France, because of their non-use of the metric units. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 Joule's Equivalent—J.—is the amount of energy equivalent to a therm or calorie, the metric unit of heat. The Story of Electricity Ninth, no valuable time is lost in making reductions from common to metric units, or vice versa, either by ourselves or foreigners. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 |
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