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English
Noun
the imperial system (plural imperial systems)
- A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
Synonyms
- Table of selected imperial units
| Imperial unit |
symbol |
Imperial equivalent |
Metric equivalent
|
| lengths
|
| mile |
mi |
= 8 furlongs |
= 1.609344 km
|
|
|
= 1760 yards |
|
|
|
= 5280 feet |
|
| furlong |
|
= 10 chains |
= 201.17 metres
|
|
|
= 220 yards |
|
| chain |
|
= 4 rods |
= 20.117 metres
|
|
|
= 22 yards |
|
| rod |
|
= 5½ yards |
= 5.029 metres
|
| yard |
yd |
= 3 feet |
= 0.9144 metre
|
| foot |
ft
' |
= 12 inches |
= 30.48 cm
|
| inch |
in
" |
|
= 2.54 cm
|
| 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) |
= 1015.7 kg
|
|
|
= 2240 pounds (UK) |
|
| hundredweight |
cwt |
= 8 stone (UK) |
= 50.8 kg
|
|
|
= 112 pounds (UK) |
|
| stone |
st |
= 14 pounds |
= 6.356 kg
|
| pound |
lb
# |
= 16 ounces |
= 0.454 kg
|
| ounce |
oz |
|
= 28.35g
|
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