High Measurement Unit Key Vocabulary
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- Area - The space that covers a two dimensional figure which is measured in square units.
- Centimeter - A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
- Conversion - A change from one unit or unit system to another. For example, inches to feet, inches to centimeters.
- Dimensions - The length, height, and width of a figure.
- Foot - A standard unit of length in the US Customary system of measurement equal to 12 inches.
- Inch - A standard unit of length in the US Customary system of measurement equal to 1/12 of a foot.
- Length - A measurement of the distance from one point to another.
- Meter - The basic Standard International unit of length.
- Perimeter - The distance around a closed figure which is measured in units.
- Proportion - Equality between two ratios. For example, 8:12 and 4:6.
- Ratio - A compared relationship between two numbers. For example, 2:1.
- Rectangle - A four-sided figure with four right angles.
- Similar Rectangles - Rectangles of different sizes with all corresponding angles congruent and all corresponding sides are proportional.
- Unit of Measure - A defined and adopted magnitude of a physical quantity such weight, length, temperature.
- Unit Rate - A ratio with the second term being a unit of one. For example, miles per hour; dollars per hour, etc.
- Width - Measurement of the distance from one side or edge to the opposite side or edge.
- Yards - Measurement of length in which one yard is equal to 3 feet or 36 inches.
