linear unit vs universal metre

universal metre vs linear unit

linear unit and universal metre both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linear unit	Yes	No	No	No
universal metre	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, universal metre is a hyponym of linear unit; that is, universal metre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linear unit:

linear unit: a unit of measurement of length
universal metre: a unit of length equivalent to the length of a free seconds pendulum; differs from the modern metre by half a centimetre, introduced by Tito Livio Burattini in 1675.

Other hyponyms of linear unit include long measure, astronomy unit, metric linear unit, nautical linear unit, in, inch, foot, ft, footer, pace, yard, yarder, perch, pole, rod, furlong, international mile, land mile, mi, mile, stat mi, statute mile, miler, 880 yards, half mile, 440 yards, quarter mile, league, ligne, nail, archine, coss, kos, vara, verst, cable's length, cable, cable length, chain, cubit, digit, finger's breadth, finger, fingerbreadth, fistmele, body length, handbreadth, handsbreadth, head, lea, li, link, mesh, mil, mil, mile, Swedish mile, mile, Roman mile, Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace, palm, span, survey mile, fathom, fthm, point, em, pica, pica em, en, nut, cicero, daktylos, quarter of meridian, point size, catholic meter, catholic metre, metro cattolico, universal meter.

linear unit (noun)	universal metre (noun)
a unit of measurement of length	a unit of length equivalent to the length of a free seconds pendulum; differs from the modern metre by half a centimetre, introduced by Tito Livio Burattini in 1675.

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