Avoirdupois Unit

Of mass unit, British Imperial System and avoirdupois.

Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights.

This concept's ID is @1~68922

Pound

  • pound 2 facts

    16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds".

  • ounce 1 facts

    A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams.

  • half pound 0 facts

    8 ounces avoirdupois.

Quarter

  • quarter 2 facts

    A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds).

  • stone 1 facts

    An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy...

Dram

  • dram 1 facts

    1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams.

  • grain 0 facts

    1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams.

Long Ton

  • hundredweight 1 facts

    A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds.

  • long ton 1 facts

    A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds.

Kiloton

  • ton 1 facts

    A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.

  • kiloton 1 facts

    One thousand tons.

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