Systeme International d'Unites

n : 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) [syn: {Systeme

International d'Unites}, {Systeme International}, {SI}, {International

System}]