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Common Weights and Measures (table)

(Encyclopedia)Common Weights and Measures Length Area Volume and Capacity (Liquid and Dry) Weight (Mass) ...

weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)CE5 weights and measures, units and standards for expressing the amount of some quantity, such as length, capacity, or weight; the science of measurement standards and methods is known as metrology...

grain, in weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)grain, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

gill, in weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

scale, in weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)scale, in weights and measures, instruments for determining weight, generally for other than laboratory use. For the principles of operation of all weighing devices, see balance. Platform scales utili...

U.S. Customary System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)U.S. Customary System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

British Imperial System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)British Imperial System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

measures

(Encyclopedia)measures: see weights and measures. ...

Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia)Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich mĕndəlāˈəf, Rus. dəmēˈtrē ēväˈnəvĭch myĭndyĭlyāˈəf [key], 1834–1907, Russian chemist. He is famous for his formulation (1869) of the periodic law and t...

avoirdupois weights

(Encyclopedia)avoirdupois weights ăvˌərdəpoizˈ [key]: see English units of measurement. ...