English
Noun
imperial system (used with the; uncountable)
- a system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, now mostly superseded by the metric system; similar to w:United States customary units|the system currently used in the United States; consisting of units such as the inch, the mile and the pound (a unit of weight)
Synonyms
imperial
(jocular) old money
;Table of selected Imperial Units
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! Imperial unit !! symbol !! Imperial equivalent !! Metric equivalent
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!colspan4 aligncenter | lengths
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| mile || mi || 8 furlongs || 1.609344 km
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| |||| = 1760 yards ||
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| |||| = 5280 feet ||
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| furlong || || 10 chains || 201.17 metres
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| |||| = 220 yards ||
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| chain || || 4 rods || 20.117 metres
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| |||| = 22 yards ||
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| rod || || 5½ yards || 5.029 metres
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| yard || yd || 3 feet || 0.9144 metre
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| foot || ft<br>' || 12 inches || 30.48 cm
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| inch || in<br>" || || = 2.54 cm
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| acre || || 208.71 ft by 208.71 ft<br> 43,560 ft<sup>2</sup><br> 1 chain by 1 furlong || 4,046.8564224 m<sup>2</sup>
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!colspan4 aligncenter | weights
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| ton || || 160 stones (UK)|| 1015.7 kg
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| || || = 2240 pounds (UK) ||
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| || || = 2000 pounds (US)||
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| stone || st || 14 pounds || 6.348 kg
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| pound || lb<br># || 16 ounces || 0.453 kg
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| ounce || oz || || = 28.34g
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See also
decimal
metric system
Category:Systems theory
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