#mass the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
supertype: fundamental_quantity physical_property
subtype: biomass__biomas the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
subtype: rest_mass (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
subtype: relativistic_mass (physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases
subtype: bulk the property possessed by a large mass
subtype: gravitational_mass (physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies
subtype: inertial_mass (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
subtype: atomic_mass (chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element
subtype: atomic_weight__relative_atomic_mass (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12
subtype: equivalent_weight__equivalent__combining_weight__combiningweight__eq the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
subtype: milliequivalent one-thousandth of an equivalent
subtype: molecular_weight__molecularweight__relative_molecular_mass (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
subtype: mass_defect__mass_deficiency the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
subtype: mass_unit a unit of measurement for mass
subtype: atomic_mass_unit unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules
subtype: mass_number__nucleon_number__nucleonnumber the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
subtype: avoirdupois_unit__avoirdupoisunit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
subtype: grain.avoirdupois_unit 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: dram 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
subtype: ounce a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
subtype: lb__pound 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
subtype: stone.avoirdupois_unit (British) an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
subtype: quarter.avoirdupois_unit $('p' #lb removed since already part of stone.avoirdupois_unit)$ a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
subtype: long_hundredweight__hundredweight__cwt a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
subtype: short_hundredweight__shorthundredweight__hundredweight__cwt__centner__quintal a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
subtype: long_ton__ton__gross_ton__grosston a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
subtype: short_ton__shortton__ton__net_ton__netton a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
subtype: kiloton.avoirdupois_unit one thousand tons
subtype: megaton.avoirdupois_unit one million tons
subtype: metric_weight_unit__weight_unit a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
subtype: microgram__mcg one millionth of a gram
subtype: milligram__mg 1/1000 gram
subtype: metric_grain__grain used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
subtype: decigram__dg 1/10 gram
subtype: carat a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
subtype: gram__gramme__gm__g a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
subtype: gram_atom__gram-atomic_weight the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
subtype: gram_molecule__mole__mol the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the System International d'Unites
subtype: dekagram__decagram__dkg__dag 10 grams
subtype: hectogram__hg 100 grams
subtype: kilogram__kg__kilo__key one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the System International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"
subtype: myriagram__myg one ten thousandth of a centner
subtype: centner in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
subtype: metric_hundredweight__hundredweight__doppelzentner__centner a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
subtype: quintal a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
subtype: metric_ton__MT__tonne__t a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
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