myg

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully measures one myg of a powdered substance on a laboratory scale.

Definition

Noun: - A unit of mass: A "myg" is a metric unit of mass equal to one ten-thousandth of a centner. A centner is a unit of mass equivalent to 100 kilograms or approximately 220.46 pounds. Therefore, one myg equals 0.01 kilograms or 10 grams.

Usage

• Scientific and technical contexts: This term is used in specific technical, scientific, or historical contexts related to the metric system, particularly in references to older or specialized systems of measurement.
  • The old recipe called for a myg of the rare spice.
  • In the archived document, the cargo's weight was listed as 50 myg.

Advanced Usage

• Historical measurement: The term "myg" and "centner" are not part of the modern International System of Units (SI). They may be encountered in historical texts, certain European contexts, or specialized technical fields.
  • The 19th-century German engineering manual specified tolerances in myg.

Variants and Related Words

• Centner (n): A unit of mass equal to 100 kilograms, of which a myg is a subdivision.
• Myriagram (n): An obsolete metric unit equal to 10 kilograms. While related as a metric unit, it is a different magnitude than a myg.

Synonyms

• Ten grams: This is the direct equivalent in the modern metric system.
• 0.01 kilograms: The SI unit equivalent.

Học thuật

Noun

1. one ten thousandth of a centner

Từ đồng nghĩa

• myriagram