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Metrology Act 1996
THIRD SCHEDULE
Definitions of Other Units
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Mass |
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Pound |
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0.453 592 37 kilogram |
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Ounce |
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Troy ounce |
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Ton |
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2240 pounds |
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Hundredweight |
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112 pounds |
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Cental |
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100 pounds |
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Quarter |
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28 pounds |
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Stone |
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14 pounds |
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Dram |
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Grain |
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Pennyweight |
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24 grains |
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Ounce apothecaries' |
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480 grains |
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Drachm |
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⅛ ounce apothecaries' |
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Scruple |
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Metric ton |
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1000 kilograms |
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Quintal |
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100 kilograms |
pound
pound
ounce
pound
drachm|
Length |
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Mile |
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1760 yards |
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Furlong |
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220 yards |
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Chain |
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22 yards |
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Yard |
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0.9144 metre |
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Foot |
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Inch |
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yard
yard|
Area |
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Square yard |
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a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one yard |
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Acre |
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4840 square yards |
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Square mile |
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640 acres |
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Rood |
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1210 square yards |
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Square foot |
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Square inch |
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square yard
square Yard or
square
foot|
Capacity |
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Gallon |
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4.54609 litres |
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Quart |
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¼ gallon |
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Pint |
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⅛ gallon |
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Gill |
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¼ Pint |
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Fluid ounce |
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Bushel |
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8 gallons |
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Peck |
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2 gallons |
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Fluid drachm |
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⅛ fluid ounce |
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Minim |
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Pint
fluid drachm|
Volume |
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Cubic yard |
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a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard |
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Cubic foot |
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Cubic inch |
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cubic yard
cubic foot