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