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  1. MEASURES AND,WEIGHTS,,
  2. ,(ABBREVIATION),EQUIVALENTS IN OTHER UNITS,APPROXIMATE
  3. UNIT, OR SYMBOL, OF SAME SYSTEM,METRIC EQUIVALENT
  4.  
  5. LENGTH,,,
  6. mile,(mi),"5280 ft, 320 rd, 1760 yd",1.609 kilometers
  7. rod,(rd),"5.50 yd, 16.5 ft",5.029 meters
  8. yard,(yd),"3 ft, 36 in",0.9144 meter
  9. foot,(ft or ' ),"12 in, 0.333 yd",30.48 centimeters
  10. inch,(in or '' ),"0.083 ft, 0.028 yd",2.54 centimeters
  11.  
  12. AREA,,,
  13. square mile,(sq mi),"640 acres, 102,400 sq rd",2.590 sq kilometers
  14. acre,,"4840 sq yd, 43,560 sq ft",4047 sq meters
  15. square rod,(sq rd),"30.25 sq yd, 0.00625 acre",25.293 sq meters
  16. square yard,(sq yd),"1296 sq in, 9 sq ft",0.836 sq meter
  17. square foot,(sq ft),"144 sq in, 0.111 sq yd",0.093 sq meter
  18. square inch,(sq in),"0.0069 sq ft, 0.00077 sq yd",6.452 sq centimeters
  19.  
  20. VOLUME,,,
  21. cubic yard,(cu yd),"27 cu ft, 46,656 cu in",0.765 cu meter
  22. cubic foot,(cu ft),"1728 cu in, 0.0370 cu yd",0.028 cu meter
  23. cubic inch,(cu in),"0.00058 cu ft, 0.000021 cu yd",16.387 cu centimeters
  24.  
  25. WEIGHT,,,
  26. avoirdupois,,,
  27. short ton,,"20 short cwt, 2000 lb",0.907 metric ton
  28. long ton,,"20 long cwt, 2240 lb",1.016 metric tons
  29. hundredweight,(cwt),,
  30.   short cwt,,"100 lb, 0.05 short ton",45.359 kilograms
  31.   long cwt,,"112 lb, 0.05 long ton",50.802 kilograms
  32. pound,"(lb or lb avdp,","16 oz, 7000 gr",0.454 kilogram
  33. , also #),,
  34. ounce,(oz or oz avdp),"16 dr, 437.5 gr",28.350 grams
  35. dram,(dr or dr avdp),"27.344 gr, 0.0625 oz",1.772 grams
  36. grain,(gr),"0.037 dr, 0.002286 oz",0.0648 gram
  37. troy,,,
  38. pound,(lb t),"12 oz, 240 dwt, 5760 gr",0.373 kilogram
  39. ounce,(oz t),"20 dwt, 480 gr",31.103 grams
  40. pennyweight,(dwt also pwt),"24 gr, 0.05 oz",1.555 grams
  41. grain,(gr),"0.042 dwt, 0.002083 oz",0.0648 gram
  42.  
  43. apothecaries',,,
  44. pound,(lb ap),"12 oz, 5760 gr",0.373 kilogram
  45. ounce,(oz ap),"8 drams, 480 gr",31.103 grams
  46. dram,(dr ap),"3 s, 60 gr",3.888 grams
  47. scruple,(s ap),"20 gr, 0.333 dr",1.296 grams
  48. grain,(gr),"0.05 s, 0.002083 oz, 0.0166 dr",0.0648 gram
  49.  
  50. CAPACITY,,,
  51. United States,liquid measure,,
  52. gallon,(gal),"4 qt (231 cu in)",3.785 liters
  53. quart,(qt),"2 pt (57.75 cu in)",0.946 liter
  54. pint,(pt),"4 gi (28.875 cu in)",0.473 liter
  55. gill,(gi),"4 fl oz (7.219 cu in)",118.294 milliliters
  56. fluidounce,(fl oz),"8 fl dr (1.805 cu in)",29.573 milliliters
  57. fluidram,(fl dr),"60 min (0.226 cu in)",3.697 milliliters
  58. minim,(min),"1/60 fl dr (0.003760 cu in)",0.061610 milliliter
  59. United States,dry measure,,
  60. bushel,(bu),"4 pk (2150.42 cu in)",35.239 liters
  61. peck,(pk),"8 qt (537.605 cu in)",8.810 liters
  62. quart,(qt),"2 pt (67.201 cu in)",1.101 liters
  63. pint,(pt),"1/2 qt (33.600 cu in)",0.551 liter
  64.