Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun linear_unit

1 sense of linear unit

Sense 1
linear unit, linear measure -- (a unit of measurement of length)
       => unit of measurement, unit -- (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume")