imperial system
Noun
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Noun
imperial system
- A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, now mostly superseded by the metric system; similar to the system currently used in the United States; consisting of units such as the inch, the mile and the pound (of weight).
- Table of selected imperial units
| Imperial unit !! symbol !! Imperial equivalent !! Metric equivalent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| lengths | |||
| mile | mi | = 8 furlongs | mile || mi || = 8 furlongs || = 1.609344 km |
| = 1760 yards | |||| = 1760 yards || | ||
| = 5280 feet | |||| = 5280 feet || | ||
| furlong | = 10 chains | furlong || || = 10 chains || = 201.17 metres | |
| = 220 yards | |||| = 220 yards || | ||
| chain | = 4 rods | chain || || = 4 rods || = 20.117 metres | |
| = 22 yards | |||| = 22 yards || | ||
| rod | = 5½ yards | rod || || = 5½ yards || = 5.029 metres | |
| yard | yd | = 3 feet | yard || yd || = 3 feet || = 0.9144 metre |
| foot | ft ' | = 12 inches | foot || ft ' || = 12 inches || = 30.48 cm |
| inch | in " | inch || in " || || = 2.54 cm | |
| acre | = 208.71 ft by 208.71 ft = 43,560 ft2 = 1 chain by 1 furlong | acre || || = 208.71 ft by 208.71 ft = 43,560 ft2 = 1 chain by 1 furlong || = 4,046.8564224 m2 | |
| weights | |||
| ton | = 160 stone (UK) | ton || || = 160 stone (UK)|| = 1015.7 kg | |
| = 2240 pounds (UK) | || || = 2240 pounds (UK) || | ||
| hundredweight | cwt | = 8 stone (UK) | hundredweight || cwt || = 8 stone (UK) || = 50.8 kg |
| = 112 pounds (UK) | || || = 112 pounds (UK) || | ||
| stone | st | = 14 pounds | stone || st || = 14 pounds || = 6.356 kg |
| pound | lb # | = 16 ounces | pound || lb # || = 16 ounces || = 0.454 kg |
| ounce | oz | ounce || oz || || = 28.35g | |
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