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1. An individual who represents his country in a certain sport: In the book Jeffrey was reading, Chuck was the youngest international who played in the famous golf tournament.
2. A game or competition between teams playing for different countries in a sport: The famous event presented rugby internationals as well as Olympic soccer matches.
2. A game or competition between teams playing for different countries in a sport: The famous event presented rugby internationals as well as Olympic soccer matches.
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international (adjective), more international, most international
1. Relating to, or involving two or more countries: An international commission or an international cooperation are two examples Joan found in her dictionary regarding this adjective.
2. A reference to extending across or transcending the boundaries of nations: The tennis champion had international fame.
2. A reference to extending across or transcending the boundaries of nations: The tennis champion had international fame.
The adjective international mostly pertains to something such as a company, a language, or an organization that involves more than a single country.
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international, intranational
international (in" tuhr NASH uh nuhl, in" tuhr NASH nuhl) (adjective)
Relating to or consisting of two or more independent countries: Virginia went to school to study international commerce.
intranational (in" truh NASH uh nuhl; in" truh NASH nuhl) (adjective)
Relating to something which exists or occurs within the boundaries of a single country, rather than involving different sovereign states: Voting for the President of the United States is an intranational event and so participation by other nations is not permitted.
The outcome of the intranational elections in the country had international implications for trade and commerce.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group I; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(Danish or Norwegian: eighteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Modern Latin: a temporary IUPAC [International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry] nomenclature; radioactive metal)
(Modern Latin: a temporary IUPAC [International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry] nomenclature; radioactive metal)
(Modern Latin: a temporary IUPAC [International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry] nomenclature; radioactive metal)
(Greek: ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: ten; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(there are international concerns)
(international concerns still exist)
(globalization of the English language as presented from various international perspectives)
(Greek: from hexa-, "six"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Danish and Norwegian: fifteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: "giant"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(international cheating, defrauding, and dishonesty and their detriments to human progress)
(Greek: a hundred; many; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: one thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements and representing 103 or 1 000)
(numerical values of international metric prefixes)
(Greek: small, tiny; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements; including, thousandth, thousandths)
(Greek: dwarf, dwarfish; pygmy; "little old man;" very small or tiny; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: derived from penta-, "five"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Italian: very small or from Spanish, "beak, tip, very small"; and from Latin, beccus, beak; also, a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(international students in scientific areas of study need to possess a solid grasp of English to succeed as scientists or even to lay claim to being scientifically literate citizens of the world)
(international students in scientific areas of study need to possess a solid grasp of English to succeed as scientists or even to lay claim to being scientifically literate citizens of the world)
(Greek: "monster, marvel"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: from octo-, "eight"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Greek: from octo-, "eight"; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: septo-, seven; a decimal prefix [10-21] used in the international metric system for measurements)
(Latin: septo-, "seven"; a decimal prefix [1021] used in the international metric system for measurements)
(excerpts and compilations from the news about international economic activities)
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International System of Units, SI; Système Internationale d’Unités
All systems of weights and measures, metric and non-metric, are linked through a network of international agreements supporting the International System of Units.
The International System is called the SI, using the first two initials of its French name Système International d'Unités.
The primary agreement is the "Treaty of the Meter" or the Convention du Mètre, signed in Paris on May 20, 1875.
Forty-eight nations have signed the treaty, including all the major industrialized countries. The United States is a charter member of the metric club, having signed the original document back in 1875.
Each SI unit is represented by a symbol, not an abbreviation. The use of unit symbols is regulated by precise rules.
These symbols are the same in every language of the world; however, the names of the units themselves vary in spelling according to national procedures; therefore, it is correct for Americans to write meter and Germans to write Meter, and it is also correct for the British to write metre, Italians to write metro, and Poles to write metr.
There is no official spelling of the SI units; however, the SI does provide the names, the definitions, and the symbols of the units which must be followed even when the spellings are different as shown below.
The fundamental SI unit of length has numerous spellings
- meter (American English, Danish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak, and Swedish)
- metr (Czech, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian)
- metras (Lithuanian)
- metre (British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand English; French)
- metri (Finnish)
- metro (Basque, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
A list of elements associated with the International System of Units (SI)
- ampere (unit of measurement)
- are (unit of area measurement)
- atomic second
- candela (cd) (SI unit of measurement)
- centimeter (cm) (unit of measurement)
- coulomb (unit of energy measurement)
- farad (unit of measurement)
- gram (gm or g) (measurement)
- hectare (unit of measurement)
- henry (unit of energy measurement)
- hertz (unit of measurement)
- joule (unit of energy measurement)
- kelvin (K) (unit of measurement)
- kilogram (kg) (unit of measurement)
- kilometer (km) (unit of measurement)
- liter (l) (unit of measurement)
- lumen (unit of energy measurement)
- lux (unit of energy measurement)
- megohm (electronics)
- meter (m) (measurement)
- metric ton (unit of weight)
- micrometer (unit of measurement)
- millimeter (mm) (unit of measurement)
- mole (chemistry)
- nanometer (unit of measurement)
- nanotesla (physics)
- newton (unit of measurement)
- ohm (unit of energy measurement)
- pascal (Pa ) (unit of energy measurement)
- second (unit of time)
- siemens (S) (unit of energy measurement)
- tesla (unit of energy measurement)
- unit (measurement)
- volt (unit of measurement)
- watt (unit of measurement)
- weber (unit of measurement)
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