組くみ立たて単たん位い

noun

derived unit

Technical term in physics and engineering for a unit expressed as a combination of base units, such as m/s or m³.

• 速はやさの単たん位い「メートル毎まい秒びょう」は組くみ立たて単たん位いの一ひとつです。

  The unit of speed 'meters per second' is one example of a derived unit.

• 立りっ方ぽうメートルは体たい積せきの組くみ立たて単たん位いとして使つかわれる。

  Cubic meters are used as a derived unit of volume.