absolute unit

Meaning

Noun

• A unit of measurement that can be defined in terms of mass, length, and time.
• A man or woman of exceptional body mass, size, and/or corpulence.
• Anything exceptionally large for its type.

Origin

• Compound of absolute + unit. Attested from the 19th century. Compare various scientific terms with prefix ab-#Etymology 2, such as abohm.
• Compounded of British colloquial senses of absolute + unit. Attested from the 2010s.