Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > area unit (m2)

area unit (m2)

square meter

0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

radar cross section (RCS)
Military; Missile defense

Area of an object as scanned by a radar; measured in square meters.

cd/m2
Engineering; Electronic engineering

Candelas per square meter, the SI unit of luminance.

lux
Energy; Energy efficiency

The unit of illuminance equivalent to 1lumen per square meter.

hectare
Earth science; Mapping science

100 ares; 10 000 square meters.

lux
Earth science; Mapping science

A unit of illuminance, equal to 1 lumen per square meter.

astronomical unit (AU)
Astronomy; General astronomy

Approximately equal to the mean earth-sun distance, which is about 150,000,000 km or 93,000,000 miles. Formally, the AU is actually slightly less than the earth's mean distance ...

celestial coordinates
Astronomy; General astronomy

Any system for locating the positions of objects on the celestial sphere. Various systems are defined, according to the chosen point of observation (the origin) and the plane of ...

distance modulus
Astronomy; General astronomy

The difference between the apparent magnitude of an object, m, corrected for *interstellar absorption, and its absolute magnitude, M. This difference is directly linked to the ...

luminosity class
Astronomy; General astronomy

A classification of stars according to their luminosity, which can vary widely for a given *spectral type. Luminosity class indicates, for example, whether a star is a supergiant, ...

asteroid
Astronomy; General astronomy

Any of the many small rocky or metallic objects in the Solar System, mostly lying in a zone (the asteroid belt) between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; also known as a minor ...

elliptical galaxy
Astronomy; General astronomy

A type of galaxy with a smooth, featureless circular or elliptical appearance, no spiral arms, and little or no interstellar gas or dust; symbol E. Elliptical galaxies range from ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Astronomy Category: Planetary science

Russian meteor shower of 2013

An intense meteor rain storm that sent fireballs crashing on Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings in central Russia on February 15, 2013. ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Gaming mouse

Category: Technology   1 8 Terms

ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM

Category: Entertainment   2 20 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS