absolute unit

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈju.nɪt/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈju.nɪt/ === Etymology 1 === Compound of absolute (“independent, not relative”) +‎ unit. Attested from the 19th century. Compare various scientific terms with prefix ab-, such as abohm. ==== Noun ==== absolute unit (plural absolute units) (physics) A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time. === Etymology 2 === Compounded of British colloquial senses of absolute (“utter, complete”) +‎ unit (“physically large person”). Attested from the 2010s. ==== Noun ==== absolute unit (plural absolute units) (UK, Australia, chiefly Internet slang, humorous) An exceptionally large or stout person. (by extension) Anything exceptionally large for its type. === References === Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolute unit”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.