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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

definite quantity go
a specific measure of amount

unit, unit of measurement go
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
a unit of measurement of volume or capacity

noun.quantity

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cubic inch, cu in go
the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
cubic foot, cu ft go
the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
cord go
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning
liquid unit, liquid measure go
a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
dry unit, dry measure go
a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
metric capacity unit go
a capacity unit defined in metric terms
cran go
a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
field capacity go
the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
homer, kor go
an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
hin go
ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
fathom, fthm go
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
acre-foot go
the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot
acre inch go
one twelfth of an acre-foot
board foot go
the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
standard go
a board measure = 1980 board feet
yard, cubic yard go
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
last go
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels